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Abnormal hard palate morphology

MedGen UID:
867597
•Concept ID:
C4021983
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Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of the hard palate; Abnormality of the secondary palate
 
HPO: HP:0100737

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnostics of cleft deformities and its significance for parent and infant care.
Heinrich A, Proff P, Michel T, Ruhland F, Kirbschus A, Gedrange T
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2006 Sep;34 Suppl 2:14-6. doi: 10.1016/S1010-5182(06)60004-8. PMID: 17071384
Presurgical orthopaedic treatment using hard plates.
Hochban W, Austermann KH
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 1989 Dec;17 Suppl 1:2-4. doi: 10.1016/s1010-5182(89)80027-7. PMID: 2606982
Cephalometric analysis for diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
deBerry-Borowiecki B, Kukwa A, Blanks RH
Laryngoscope 1988 Feb;98(2):226-34. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198802000-00021. PMID: 3339937

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bone and soft tissue palatal morphology and potential anchorage sides in cleft palate patients.
Moscarino S, Scholz J, Bastian A, Knaup I, Wolf M
Ann Anat 2019 Jul;224:41-46. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2019.02.005. PMID: 30953811
Development of Hard and Soft Palate During the Fetal Period and Hard Palate Asymmetry.
Dursun A, Öztürk K, Albay S
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Nov;29(8):2358-2362. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005016. PMID: 30320695
Hard palate-repair technique and facial growth in patients with cleft lip and palate: a systematic review.
Lee YH, Liao YF
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Dec;51(8):851-7. Epub 2013 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.08.012. PMID: 24045106
Palatal and oral manifestations of Muenke syndrome (FGFR3-related craniosynostosis).
Agochukwu NB, Solomon BD, Doherty ES, Muenke M
J Craniofac Surg 2012 May;23(3):664-8. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824db8bb. PMID: 22565872Free PMC Article
Nomenclature and classification of potentially malignant disorders of the oral mucosa.
Warnakulasuriya S, Johnson NW, van der Waal I
J Oral Pathol Med 2007 Nov;36(10):575-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00582.x. PMID: 17944749

Diagnosis

Torus Palatinus.
Rozas-Pérez E, Bravo C, Rozas-Muñoz E
Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) 2019 Jan-Feb;110(1):e6. Epub 2018 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2017.08.020. PMID: 30072025
Torus Mandibularis.
Chaubal TV, Bapat R, Poonja K
Am J Med 2017 Oct;130(10):e451. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.04.026. PMID: 28528920
Hyper-IgE syndrome: dental implications.
Esposito L, Poletti L, Maspero C, Porro A, Pietrogrande MC, Pavesi P, Dellepiane RM, Farronato G
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012 Aug;114(2):147-53. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.04.005. PMID: 22769403
Anatomy and physiology of the velopharyngeal mechanism.
Perry JL
Semin Speech Lang 2011 May;32(2):83-92. Epub 2011 Sep 26 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1277712. PMID: 21948636
Nomenclature and classification of potentially malignant disorders of the oral mucosa.
Warnakulasuriya S, Johnson NW, van der Waal I
J Oral Pathol Med 2007 Nov;36(10):575-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00582.x. PMID: 17944749

Therapy

Revisiting major anatomical risk factors of maxillary sinus lift and soft tissue graft harvesting for dental implant surgeons.
Iwanaga J, Tanaka T, Ibaragi S, Okui T, Hamaguchi J, Min S, Tubbs RS
Surg Radiol Anat 2020 Sep;42(9):1025-1031. Epub 2020 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02468-w. PMID: 32277256
Biomaterials for Cleft Lip and Palate Regeneration.
Martín-Del-Campo M, Rosales-Ibañez R, Rojo L
Int J Mol Sci 2019 May 2;20(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms20092176. PMID: 31052503Free PMC Article
Isolated cleft palate requires different surgical protocols depending on cleft type.
Elander A, Persson C, Lilja J, Mark H
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2017 Aug;51(4):228-234. Epub 2016 Oct 18 doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2016.1235579. PMID: 27750489
A systematic review of the consequences of premature birth on palatal morphology, dental occlusion, tooth-crown dimensions, and tooth maturity and eruption.
Paulsson L, Bondemark L, Söderfeldt B
Angle Orthod 2004 Apr;74(2):269-79. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(2004)074<0269:ASROTC>2.0.CO;2. PMID: 15132456
Treatment outcome in cleft lip and palate: issues and perspectives.
Mølsted K
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1999;10(2):225-39. doi: 10.1177/10454411990100020801. PMID: 10759424

Prognosis

Incidence and patterns of retropharyngeal lymph node involvement in oropharyngeal carcinoma.
Iyizoba-Ebozue Z, Murray LJ, Arunsingh M, Vaidyanathan S, Scarsbrook AF, Prestwich RJD
Radiother Oncol 2020 Jan;142:92-99. Epub 2019 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.07.021. PMID: 31431388
Two Methods of Cleft Palate Repair in Patients With Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.
Rossell-Perry P
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):1473-1479. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004769. PMID: 30015742
Palatal and oral manifestations of Muenke syndrome (FGFR3-related craniosynostosis).
Agochukwu NB, Solomon BD, Doherty ES, Muenke M
J Craniofac Surg 2012 May;23(3):664-8. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824db8bb. PMID: 22565872Free PMC Article
Palate morphology after unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate closure.
Schliephake H, Donnerstag F, Berten JL, Lönquist N
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2006 Jan;35(1):25-30. Epub 2005 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.06.007. PMID: 16154317
Gingivoperiosteoplasty and midfacial growth.
Wood RJ, Grayson BH, Cutting CB
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1997 Jan;34(1):17-20. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1997_034_0017_gamg_2.3.co_2. PMID: 9003907

Clinical prediction guides

Epidermolysis bullosa in oral health: clinical manifestations and salivary alterations.
de Azevedo BLR, Roni GM, Dettogni RS, Torrelio RMF, Leal LF, da Gama-de-Souza LN
Clin Oral Investig 2023 Jun;27(6):3117-3124. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-04917-3. PMID: 36781477
Bone and soft tissue palatal morphology and potential anchorage sides in cleft palate patients.
Moscarino S, Scholz J, Bastian A, Knaup I, Wolf M
Ann Anat 2019 Jul;224:41-46. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2019.02.005. PMID: 30953811
Palatal Osseous Choristoma.
Sasaki R, Yamamoto T, Ando T
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):e2-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002247. PMID: 26745198
Hyper-IgE syndrome: dental implications.
Esposito L, Poletti L, Maspero C, Porro A, Pietrogrande MC, Pavesi P, Dellepiane RM, Farronato G
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012 Aug;114(2):147-53. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.04.005. PMID: 22769403
Apert syndrome.
Premalatha, Kannan VP; Madhu
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2010 Oct-Dec;28(4):322-5. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.76169. PMID: 21273726

Recent systematic reviews

Early or delayed palatoplasty in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients? A systematic review of the effects on maxillary growth.
Salgado KR, Wendt AR, Fernandes Fagundes NC, Maia LC, Normando D, Leão PB
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2019 Nov;47(11):1690-1698. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2019.06.017. PMID: 31677987
Maxillary distraction osteogenesis versus orthognathic surgery for cleft lip and palate patients.
Kloukos D, Fudalej P, Sequeira-Byron P, Katsaros C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 10;8(8):CD010403. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010403.pub3. PMID: 30095853Free PMC Article
Novel methodologies and technologies to assess mid-palatal suture maturation: a systematic review.
Isfeld D, Lagravere M, Leon-Salazar V, Flores-Mir C
Head Face Med 2017 Jun 14;13(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s13005-017-0144-2. PMID: 28615034Free PMC Article
Hard palate-repair technique and facial growth in patients with cleft lip and palate: a systematic review.
Lee YH, Liao YF
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Dec;51(8):851-7. Epub 2013 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.08.012. PMID: 24045106
A systematic review of the consequences of premature birth on palatal morphology, dental occlusion, tooth-crown dimensions, and tooth maturity and eruption.
Paulsson L, Bondemark L, Söderfeldt B
Angle Orthod 2004 Apr;74(2):269-79. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(2004)074<0269:ASROTC>2.0.CO;2. PMID: 15132456

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