Swedish study challenges assumptions about cleft palate and school performance

Researchers respond to criticism of their nationwide finding that children born with orofacial clefts perform as well academically as peers without the condition. The response matters to healthcare systems and insurers evaluating treatment priorities and to families facing decisions about cleft repair timing and intensity.

Originaltitel: Response to Correspondence on “Academic achievement in children with orofacial clefts: A nationwide study in Sweden” Murat Kara, M.D., Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine