[Preliminary results of nasality tests in patients wtih cleft palate after operations performed with different...

The study analyses results of tests carried out in a group of 82 patients with cleft palate defect after operations performed with different surgical methods. In the primary plastic group--the minimal degree of nasality was observed among patients after vomer flaps aged 2-3 years. The next group of patients after secondary surgical operations of phoniatric indication--better results were observed where Orticochea method was applied. The author expects to obtain more credible effects based on wider prospective and retrospective clinical observation.