• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.32-32
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• 2003

• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.26-26
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• 2003

• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.45-45
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• 2003

• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 1997.06a
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• pp.30-30
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• 1997

• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.39-39
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• 2002

• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.26-26
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• 2002

• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.35-35
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• 2002

• Proceedings of The Korean Cleft Lip And Palate Association
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• 1997.06a
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• pp.29-29
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• 1997

• Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.37-48
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• 2008

Cleft lip and palate patients often develop maxillary retrusion due to the combined effects of the congenital deformity and the scar tissue after surgical repairs. Maxillary protraction in the cleft patients using orthopedic appliances (i.e. face mask) or distraction osteogenesis during early childhood helps to achieve more balanced skeletal harmony and favorable occlusion for future growth to occur. Kinds, indication, protocol for use of the traditional orthopedic appliances will be discussed. Also the facemask with miniplate system recently developed will be introduced.

• Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.31-36
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• 2008

The variations of cleft lip deformities imposed the difficulty to the surgical correction for them. Straight line technique for cleft lip surgery has been ignored quite long since other techniques were developed. Initially the straight line technique was introduced and widely accepted because it is simple and easy to perform during the period of no adequate anesthetics. But it was abandoned for its several shortcomings such as tighten lip, vermilion notching, anatomical distortion, and wound contractures. Recently, some groups advocated the usefulness of straight line technique which has a significant modification from its original form. Additionally the variable degree of cleft lip deformity allows simple straight line closure for those patients. Here a case of simple straight line technique was presented and discussed for its reliability and plausible results as well.