title: Surgical management of a rare variant of submucous cleft palate.
abstract: A submucous cleft is a palatal defect that is bridged over by mucosa; such a defect has been recognized for many years. A small portion of all cleft palate defects shows this phenomenon, but the cryptic nature of the lesion and the frequent failure to include it in the differential diagnosis of speech problems may make the defect's discovery a belated one. This report is a case of incomplete submucous cleft palate and its management.
authors.affiliation: Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sriram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques