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A Randomised Trial of Pre-Alveolar Bonegraft Orthodontics for Patients With Non-Syndromic Unilateral Cleft lip and Palate (PABO Study).

The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · Thiruvenkatachari B, Prathap M, Nambiar K, Chakkaravarthi S, Hussain SA, Vijayakumar C, Kamble RH, Bhola N, Batra P, Ravikumar K, Jayakumar S, Bhuvaraghan A · 2026-09-29

A trial of 72 children with unilateral cleft lip and palate compared pre-surgical orthodontics versus no orthodontics before bone grafting, finding no significant difference in surgical success rates or other outcomes between the two groups.

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