Open AccessEffect of cleft types on outcome of unilateral cleft lip repair
Author(s) -
Adekunle Moses Adetayo,
Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo,
Modupe Olusola Adetayo,
Omotayo F Salami
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_293_20
Subject(s) - medicine , orthodontics , anthropometry , dentistry , analysis of variance , surgery
It is generally assumed that the major phenotypes of unilateral cleft lip (UCL) represent its extent of severity. There are a few studies on this, but objectivity has been lacking. It was the aim of this study to assess the effect of different phenotypes of UCL on the outcome of surgical repair.