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Fifty-three patients with UCLP and 53 age- and sex-matched non-cleft individuals meeting the inclusion criteria were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interventions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Not applicable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PMJ thickness, width, angle, sagittal plane angle, inter-pterygoid plate angle, and pterygomaxillary suture (PMS) height were measured and compared between groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      PMJ width was significantly lower in the UCLP group than in the control group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). No significant differences were observed in PMJ thickness or PMS height (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Inter-pterygoid plate angles were significantly greater, whereas sagittal plane angles were significantly smaller in UCLP patients compared with controls (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). No significant differences were detected in the remaining measurements.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>UCLP patients exhibit distinct PMJ morphological characteristics compared with non-cleft individuals. Variations in PMJ width and angular measurements may be relevant to posterior maxillary surgical procedures. 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