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Timing of Minimum Records

1. Complete Cleft Lip and Palate

Timing Models Lateral skull radiograph Photographs Speech
Audiometry/ Tympanometry
Patient/ Parent satisfaction

Primary surgery
X

X

3 Years

X*

X*

5/6 Years
X

X

X

X

10 Years
X

X

X

X

X

18+ Years
X

X

X

X

X

* = if hard palate is closed

2. Cleft Palate Only

Timing	Models	Lateral skull radiograph	Photographs	Speech	Audiometry/ Tympanometry	Patient/ Parent satisfaction
Primary surgery	X		X
3 Years				X	X
5/6 Years	X			X	X
15/16 Years	X	X	X	X	X	X

3. Cleft Lip Only

Timing	Models	Photographs	Patient/ Parent satisfaction
Primary surgery	X*	X
3 Years
5/6 Years	X*	X
10 Years
18+ Years		X	X

*= only in cases with cleft of the alveolus as well as cleft lip

4. Alveolar Bone Grafting

Timing	Intra-oral X-ray	Photographs
Just before bone graft	X	X
6 months after graft	X
After canine fully erupted	X	X

5. Pharyngoplasty

Timing	Speech sample
Just before operation	X
One year after operation	X

6. Orthognathic surgery

Timing	Lateral cephalogram	Models
Just before operation	X	X
One year after operation	X	X

Last updated: 25 November 2003 Updated by: Site Administrator
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