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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

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