Myofibroblasts in Palatal Wound Healing: Prospects for the Reduction of Wound Contraction after Cleft Palate Repair

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Summary

The surgical closure of orofacial clefts is considered to impair maxillary growth and dento-alveolar development, and wound contraction and subsequent scar tissue formation, during healing of these surgical wounds, contribute largely to these growth disturbances.

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review
Published
2005-10-01
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Keywords

Myofibroblast, Wound healing, Contraction (grammar), Medicine, Cell biology

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