International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 10 , Pages 956-961 , October 2010

Cleft size at the time of palate repair in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate as an indicator of maxillary growth

  • Y.-F. Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Craniofacial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Y.-F. Liao, Department of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tung-Hwa North Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 27135211x3533.
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  • N.K.K. Prasad

      Affiliations

    • Dental College, SRI Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
    • ,
  • Y.-T. Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Craniofacial Orthodontics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Craniofacial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • C. Yun

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • P.K.-T. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 22 January 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00291-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.01.024

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 10 , Pages 956-961 , October 2010

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