[Growth of the jaw after preoperative orthodontic treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate]. / Untersuchungen über das Kieferwachstum bei präoperativer kieferorthopädischer Behandlung von Lippen-, Kiefer-, Gaumenspalten

ABSTRACT

In 48 patients a systematized therapeutic model plan for the preoperative and postoperative orthodontic treatment of patients with unilateral or bilateral cleft lips and palates is pursued. In addition to stimulation and growth control of the maxillary alveolar segments in a transverse direction and at the segment poles, increasing sagittal development is observed in a later developmental phase.