An orthodontic evaluation of 16-year-old males with an original complete unilateral cleft lip and palate problem repaired during the neonatal period.

A cephalometric analysis is presented of a group of 21 16-year-old males born with complete unilateral clefts of lip and palate with surgical repair carried out in the neonatal period. Comparisons are made with the multicentre study reported by Ross (1987). The study demonstrates that the effect of early surgery on facial growth is similar to that of the average of the multicentre study.