title: [Preliminary study of closing cleft of soft palate at an early age for complete cleft palate].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim is to introduce the method closing the soft palate at an early age in order to produce better speech and lessen interruption to the development of maxilla.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 37 cases with treated cleft were preliminarily analyzed. Some dental casts were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  1. No complications of anaesthesia and surgery. Except 2 cases whose soft palates were split after surgery were observed as they were coughing. 2. A reduction in the width of the hard palate cleft was noticed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Closing the soft palate at an early age is possible and safe. It shows that the Langebeck method could be used to close the hard palate of patients at an early age.
authors.affiliation: College of Stomatology, West China University of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods