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Three-Dimensional Morphometric Evaluation of the Upper Airway in Infants with Cleft Palate.

Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · Lu S, Sun Q, Yang F, Wang P · 2026-08-01

Researchers compared upper airway dimensions in 22 infants with cleft palate to normal infants, finding reduced total airway and oropharyngeal volumes but similar nasopharyngeal volumes, suggesting oropharyngeal space is the primary airway concern in cleft palate infants.

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