It was hypothesized that lip repair protocols in children with bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) would affect development of bilabial consonants /m/ /b/ /p/. This study compared speech outcomes in 2 surgical groups.
Design:
A retrospective case note investigation.
Setting:
UK Cleft Centre (2000-2009).
Patients:
Forty-nine children with complete BCLP, of whom 26 had a 1-stage and 23 a 2-stage bilateral cleft lip repair.
Interventions:
One-stage cleft lip repair versus a 2-staged cleft lip repair.
Main Outcome Measures:
Bilabial consonant production at 18 months, 3 and 5 years of age. Cleft Speech Characteristics (CSCs) at age 5.
Results:
At age 18 months, 81% of the 1-stage lip repair group and 4% of the 2-stage lip repair group produced bilabial consonants (P <·0001, Fisher test). At age 3 years, 81% of the 1-stage and 26% of the 2-stage lip repair groups produced bilabial consonants (P =·0133, Fisher test). At age 5 years, both groups had similar bilabial consonant production, but children in the 2-stage lip repair group had more frequent and severe CSCs (P = ·0037, χ2).
Conclusion:
A 1-stage lip repair for children with complete BCLP resulted in better bilabial consonant production at 18 months and 3 years of age than a 2-stage lip repair. At age 5 years both groups had bilabial consonants but children in the 2-stage lip repair group had worse CSCs. The surgical protocol for bilateral cleft lip repair affected speech outcome in children with BCLP.
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