Facial Skeletal Measurements And Tongue Carriage In Subjects With Repaired Cleft Palates

Abstract

20 cleft palate cases with repaired unilateral cleft of the velum and lip with intelligence above 70 I. Q. and a hearing loss of not more than 20 decibels were compared to 20 normal speakers on the basis of chronological age and sex. Vertical and antero-posterior dimensions of the face are smaller for the cleft-palate group. Mid-sagittal tongue measurements are smaller for the cleft-palate group. The tongue is held lower in the mouth in cleft palates. Insufficient mouth opening is probably not related to nasality of the cleft-palate individual.