Transverse Stability after RPE in y Cleft Palate Patients
Transverse Stability after RPE in y Cleft Palate Patients
Transverse Stability after RPE in y Cleft Palate Patients
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<strong>Transverse</strong> Deficiency<br />
• At bbirth, h transverse<br />
width of palate is<br />
normal (Robertson et al. 1975)<br />
• At 3 months, , ppalate<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>s to collapse<br />
around cleft (Ball ( et al. 1995) )<br />
• At 3 years, transverse<br />
collapse is complete<br />
(Robertson et al. 1975)<br />
• Maxilla is narrow<br />
relative to mandible