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A number of methods are described to increase the anterior maxillary sulcus in these patients.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Purpose:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    This study assessed the use of a carbon dioxide laser (CO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) to increase the sulcus depth.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Method:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Fifteen patients with cleft lip and palate (eight unilateral and seven bilateral) were studied. The surgical procedure was performed using CO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    laser. The vestibular depth and lip length were measured at three time points namely before surgery (T0), 1 week following surgery (T1), and 4 months following surgery (T2). After data collection, statistical analyses were done using PASW\n                    <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                    version 18 SPSS.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    The mean values of vestibular depth were 9.46\u2009\u00b1\u20091.92, 13.83\u2009\u00b1\u20091.88, and 13.23\u2009\u00b1\u20091.76\u2009mm for T0, T1, and T2, respectively. The vestibular depth significantly increased after 4 months of follow-up (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.001). The mean amount of vestibular depth gain was not significantly different in unilateral and bilateral cleft groups (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.908). The mean value of upper lip length increased by a mean of 1.23\u2009mm and was statistically significant (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.001).\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusions:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Upper buccal sulcus reconstruction with CO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    laser provides successful and stable results. CO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    laser application is suggested as an alternative to conventional vestibuloplasty.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1089\/pho.2016.4260","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,20]],"date-time":"2017-06-20T15:58:46Z","timestamp":1497974326000},"page":"492-497","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Effect of Carbon Dioxide Laser on Increasing Vestibular Depth in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"35","author":[{"given":"Sogra","family":"Yassaei","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hossein","family":"Aghili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alireza Navab","family":"Azam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mahjobeh Gholdani","family":"Moghadam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Birjand University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Isa","family":"Safari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.PRS.0000117184.77459.2B"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","first-page":"186","article-title":"Clefts in Wisconsin: incidence and related factors","volume":"3","author":"Gilmore SI","year":"1966","unstructured":"Gilmore SI, , Hofman SM. 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