Effects of variation in timing of palatal repair on articulation skills in complete cleft lip and palate cases--a retrospective study.

The effects of variation in the timing of palatal repair on articulation skills in complete cleft lip and palate was evaluated from fifty subjects. The present study confirmed that development of articulation was similar in the groups operated upon before 24 months and between 24 to 36 months. The insignificant difference suggests that articulation was good irrespective of the early or medium timing of palatal repair.