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The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal (CPCJ) is the premier peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international journal dedicated to current research on etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in all areas pertaining to craniofacial anomalies. CPCJ reports on basic science and clinical research aimed at better elucidating the pathogenesis, pathology, and optimal methods of treatment of cleft and craniofacial anomalies. The journal strives to foster communication and cooperation among professionals from all specialties. View full journal description

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Cleft Care India Study: A National Audit on Patients with Non-Syndromic Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: Surgical Procedures and Outcomes

  • Panchali Batra BDS, MDS, MOrth RCS, FDSRCS
  • Deborah Sybil MDS, MFDS RCPS, MBA, PhD
  • Krishnamurthy Bonanthaya MBBS, MDS, FDSRCS, FFDRCS
  • Subodh Kumar Singh MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB
  • Srinivas Gosla Reddy BDS, MBBS, MDS, FRCS, FRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, PhD
  • Puneet Batra BDS, MDS, MOrthRCS, FFD Orth RCS, FDSRCPS, FDS RCS, FDS RCS, DNB, DIBO, PGDHM, PGDMLS, PGCOI, MNAMS Fellow FFPA, FWFO, FACDE, FICOI, FICD
  • Suryakant Das MDS
  • Syed Altaf Hussain MS, FRCS, DNB
  • Ravi K Mahajan MBBS, MS, MCh
  • Raj Gopal Reddy BDS, MDS, FDSRCS, PhD
  • Vinay Chugh MDS, MOrth RCS Ed
  • Gayatri Moghe MDS, MSc, MNAMS
  • Nandlal Bhojraj BDS, MDS
  • Krishna Shama Rao MBBS, FRCS, MDS, FDSRCS
  • K. Chethana BDS, MDS
  • Sukhdeep Singh Kahlon BDS, MDS
  • Kamlesh Singh BDS, MDS
  • Ranjit H Kamble BDS, MDS,
  • Shruti Bijapur BDS, MDS
  • Charanya Vijaykumar BDS, MDS
  • H. Hari Kishore Bhat BDS, MDS, PGDBEME, PGDCE
  • Sakshi Katyal BDS, MDS
  • Manoj Prathap BDS, MDS
  • Karthika Nambiar BDS, MDS
  • Badri Thiruvenkatachari BDS, MDS, PhD, MOrth RCS, MFDS RCS, ISFE, FDS RCS, FDS RCPS, DIBO, FHEA
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Advancing Artificial Intelligence for Skeletal Maturation Assessment and Cervical Vertebral Anomaly Detection in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate

  • Carlos Fernando Mourão DDS, MS, PhD
  • Luiz Eduardo Juliasse DDS, MS
  • Rodrigo dos Santos Pereira DDS, MS, PhD
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Evaluation of Secondary Alveolar Cleft Reconstruction With Labial and Palatal Lateral Ramus Cortical Grafts: A Case-Series Study

  • Osama Bahaa Khidr BDS, MSc, PhD
  • Maged Seleet BDS, MSc, PhD
  • Kareem Samir El-Tabarany BDS, MSc
  • Amr Gibaly BDS, MSc, PhD
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Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair With and Without Primary Rhinoplasty: Comparing Two-Year Aesthetic and Anthropometric Outcomes

  • Allison C Hu MD
  • Jonathan H Sussman BS
  • Philip D Tolley MD
  • Nicholas A Han BSE
  • Isabel A Ryan BS
  • Scott P Bartlett MD
  • Jordan W Swanson MD, MSc
  • David W Low MD
  • Oksana A Jackson MD
  • Jesse A Taylor MD
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Speech Outcomes in Children with Robin Sequence Treated with a Pre-Epiglottic Baton Plate

  • Gül Schmidt MD, DMD
  • Nora Engeli PhD
  • Carsten Matuschek PhD
  • Christa Hunn-Stohwasser MD, DMD
  • Carolin Bestendonk MD, DMD
  • Max Heiland MD, DMD
  • Anke Hirschfelder MD
  • Elena Hofmann MD, DMD
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Cultural Beliefs on Cleft lip and/or Cleft Palate and Their Implications on Management: A Systematic Review

  • H. Hasanuddin MSc
  • Aisha AH. Al-Jamaei PhD
  • Ellen M. Van Cann MD, DMD, PhD
  • Muhammad Ruslin DD, OMS, MS, PhD
  • Marco N. Helder PhD
  • Prasannasrinivas Deshpande BDS, MDS
  • Tymour Forouzanfar MD, OMS, PhD
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Classification Systems of Cleft Lip, Alveolus and Palate: Results of an International Survey

  • Ruben Houkes MD
  • Johannes Smit MD
  • Peter Mossey BDS, PhD
  • Peter Don Griot MD, PhD
  • Martin Persson PhD
  • Amanda Neville PhD
  • Edwin Ongkosuwito DDS, PhD
  • Tom Sitzman MD, MPH
  • Corstiaan Breugem MD, PhD
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Dr. ChatGPT: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Education

  • Michael S. Lebhar MD
  • Alexander Velazquez BS
  • Shelby Goza BS
  • Ian C. Hoppe MD
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Index of Orthognathic Functional Treatment Need for Detecting Subjects with Great Need for Orthognathic Surgery

  • Ali Borzabadi-Farahani DDS, MScD, MOrthRCSEd, MSurg
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Easing the Burden on Caregivers- Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Physicians and Caregivers of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate

  • Sara C Chaker BS
  • Ya-Ching Hung MD, MPH
  • Mariam Saad MD
  • Michael S Golinko MD
  • Izabela A Galdyn MD
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The Quality of CLP-Related Information for Patients Provided by ChatGPT

  • Gökhan Serhat Duran DMD
  • Ebru Yurdakurban DMD
  • Kübra Gülnur Topsakal DMD
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Cleft care during the COVID-19 pandemic
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CPCJ Podcast with Patricia D. Chibbaro, RN, CPNP
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Ethical Considerations for Clinical Data Sharing in Craniofacial Research: Recommendations From a Multidisciplinary Working Group

Stephanie A. Kraft, Laura Stueckle, Kathleen R. Bogart, Canice Crerand, Kelly N. Evans, Stephanie M. Fullerton, Alexis Johns, Erica Klauber, Sara L. Kinter, Christy M. McKinney, Amy Mendillo, Alexis Prepotente, Amy Schefer, Nicola M. Stock, Melissa Tumblin, and Carrie L. Heike

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Cleft Summit 2023: How NGOs can Promote Development of Sustainable Interdisciplinary Cleft Care

Tamara Rodriguez, MD; Raj Vyas, MD; Dana Andari, MD; Roland Assaf, MD; Beyhan Annan, MPH; Ruben Ayala, MD; Usama Hamdan, MD, FICS and The Cleft Summit 2023 Consortium

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Examining Factors That Impact Speech Acceptability and Intelligibility in 4- to 7-Year-Old Children With Cleft Palate

Jessica L. Chee-Williams, MS; Julie Liss, PhD; Kelly Nett Cordero, PhD; Nancy J. Scherer, PhD

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Predicting Communication-Related Quality of Life in Children With Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

Robert Brinton Fujiki, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

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Editorial team

CPCJ is led by Editor-in-Chief, Jamie Perry, PhD, Greenville, NC, USA and Associate Editor, Stephen F. Conley, MD, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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We invite applications for Associate Editor (AE) to help ensure scientific rigor, fairness, and visibility for CPCJ. The AE will contribute to peer review management, editorial decisions, outreach, and strategy. Applications due November 5, 2025
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