International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 633-640 , July 2010

Maxillary distraction versus orthognathic surgery in cleft lip and palate patients: effects on speech and velopharyngeal function

  • H.D.P. Chua

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. Tel.: +852 2859 0501; fax: +852 2559 9014.
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  • T.L. Whitehill

      Affiliations

    • Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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  • N. Samman

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • L.K. Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Discipline of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

,Accepted 16 March 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00105-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.03.011

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 633-640 , July 2010

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