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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1978; 11(02): 63-68
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778360
Review Article

Electrical Excitability of the Facial Muscles in Cleft Lip & Palate Cases

Authors

  • S. K. Bhatnagar

    1   Postgraduate Department of Plastic Surgery, K.G's. Medical College, Lucknow

  • R. Chandra

    1   Postgraduate Department of Plastic Surgery, K.G's. Medical College, Lucknow

  • R. N. Sharma

    1   Postgraduate Department of Plastic Surgery, K.G's. Medical College, Lucknow

  • B. Dayal

    1   Postgraduate Department of Plastic Surgery, K.G's. Medical College, Lucknow
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Summary

The present study show that the excitability of the orbicularis oris muscle on the cleft side was low as compared to the non cleft side, and as deformity was increasing from group 1-1/3 to group II a higher intensity of current was required to get minimal muscular contraction.



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19 February 2024

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