The effect of growth of nasopharyngeal structures in velopharyngeal closure in patients with repaired cleft palate and controls without clefts: A cephalometric study

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-109

  Satoh, K ^a   Wada, T ^b   Tachimura, T ^b   Shiba, R ^c  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX; PHARYNX; PUBERTY; SOFT PALATE; UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP;

EID: 0036258918     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.2001.0749     Document Type: Article

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