1Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai
2Professor and HOD, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai
Cleft of the palate and lip have intrigued the clinician for a very long time. Commonest congenital anomaly to affect the orofacial region and since the time of Veau (1931), and at various times efforts have been made to classify and repair these anomalies. Conflicting claims have been made with regard to success and time of surgery in this area. Prominent among these have been the studies of Bohn, Bjork and Skieller, Waite and Kersten and Boyne and Sands. The ilium bone is used most commonly as it is easy to access and large amount of bone can be obtained from the area.
Orofacial, regurgitation, distortion
