The aim of treatment of cleft lip and palate is to correct the cleft and associated problems surgically and thus hide the anomaly so that patients can lead normal lives. This correction involves surgically producing a face that does not attract attention, a vocal apparatus that permits intelligible speech, and a dentition that allows optimal function and esthetics. In neonatal periods, gross distortion of tissues surrounding the cleft requires considerable effort and time due to post operative functional defect and scarring and induces milk feeding problem, malocclusion of deciduous or permanent dentition, congenital missing teeth, skeletal dysplasia. The occurrence of a cleft deformity is a source of considerable shock to the parents of an afflicted baby, and the most appropriate approach is very important things. Thus we tried to analysis of dental arch, shape and size of deformity in cleft patients. The results were obtained as follows. 1. When the cast measurements of UCLP subjects at first visit it was found that the mean length was 9.29mm at the alveolar cleft width, also that was 11.7mm at the anterior width and 14mm at the posterior cleft width. 2. Comparison of UCLP group at first visit and just lip surgery, it was found that the older group showed a insignificant reduction in the width of the cleft in the alveolar, canine, and tuberosity regions. 3. The maxillary casts of the UCLP group at 6 months differ Significantly from those of the at 3 months in both length and width. but there was no statistical difference except anterior ridge length of nonclefted site. 4. Comparison at 6 months and 18 months, there was a greater change in length of the alveolar cleft width, intercanine width, and anterior cleft width. Maxillary arch became wider at both the canine region and intertuberosity region. also posterior anteroposterior length was increased but anterior AP length was decreased from 8.1mm to 7.7mm. There was meaningful increase at intertuberosity length; however, a significant reduction in width t-t'

It is well known that the postoperative skeletal instability after Le Fort I osteotomy for advancement of maxilla in the cleft patients is one of the major surgical problems. So we had tried to compare the amount of relapse after Le Fort I advancement surgery in the horizontal and vertical positional change, angular change of reference points between cleft patients and non-cleft patients. Longitudinal records of 10 consecutive cleft patients (test group) and 20 non-cleft patients (control group) were analyzed. Lateral cephalograms were taken preoperatively, immediately postoperatively, and 2, 6, 12 months postoperatively. We measured horizontal and vertical changes (ANS, PNS, AI) and angular change (SNA) of the reference points and lines. In the test group, horizontal relapse of ANS, PNS, AI point are 36.4%, 37.5%, 32.0% respectively at 12 months postoperatively. The vertical relapse of ANS, PNS, AI are 25.3%, 32.3%, 39.1% respectively at 12 months postoperatively. The angular change of SNA is 33.6% at 12 months postoperatively. In the control group, horizontal relapse of ANS, PNS, AI point are 23.8%, 30.2%, 21.7% respectively at 12 months postoperatively. The vertical relapse of ANS, PNS, AI are 22.7%, 27.3%, 25.1% respectively at 12 months postoperatively. The angular change of SNA is 22.2% at 12 months postoperatively. The cleft patients have a larger tendency of skeletal and dental relapse compared with non-cleft patients after Le Fort I surgery. So the oral and maxillofacial surgeons must keep in mind these facts in order to minimize the relapse phenomenon from the beginning of surgical planning to postoperative care.

The author presents Bardach' s technique for the residual unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity, The key to a successful and stable correction of the nasal deformity is to lengthen the columella on the cleft side and to mobilize alar cartilage from its surrounding tissue, creating a symmetric shape and length, The major advantages of the technique are lengthening of the cleft columella and creation of a symmetric and well-projected nasal tip.

구순구개열은 악안면의 선천기형중 발생빈도가 가장 높은 것으로 알려져 있으며,출생시부터 성장이 완료되는 시기까지 일관된 치료계획에 의한 종합적인 진료체계가 필수적이다. 구순구개열이 존재할 경우 구개부의 조기 봉합후의 반흔조직 형성으로 인한 치열궁의 협착 또는 중안모의 함몰 경향과 함께 상악 측절치의 선천적 결손 또는 기형치, 전치의 회전과 경사 등이 수반되므로 교정치료에 의한 기능적, 심미적인 치열의 회복이 필요하게 된다. 구순구개열 환자의 교정치료에 있어서 상악치열의 정상적인 배열과 구치부 반대교합의 치료를 위해 상악골 확대가 종종 필요하며, 이를 위하여 Hyrax appliance, Quad-helix 및 Fan-type expansion screw, Jointed fan type expander 등 다양한 장치가 활용될 수 있다. 심하지 않은 구순구개열 환자의 교정치료에서 상악골 확대를 위한 장치의 선택은 환자의 치열궁 형태, 연령, 구치부와 전치부의 치열궁 폭경 등 다양한 요인이 고려되어야 하며, 치료 후 악궁형태의 보정에 특별한 주의를 기울여야 할 것이다.