A case series of wind instrument players with cleft lip and/or palate

Fawn N. van der Weijden; Cees J.M. Hazenberg; Nicoline C.W. van der Kaaij; Reinder B. Kuitert

doi:10.1038/s41415-023-5510-9

A case series of wind instrument players with cleft lip and/or palate

Fawn N. van der Weijden^*
, Cees J.M. Hazenberg
, Nicoline C.W. van der Kaaij
, Reinder B. Kuitert

^*Corresponding author for this work

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It might be more difficult for patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) to generate sufficient muscle tension of the upper lip and intraoral air pressure to play a wind instrument. We aimed to explore and describe the key aspects of wind instrument playing with a repaired cleft. An in-depth interview was conducted among ten patients with CL/P and one with a functionally comparable problem and we found that: individuals with CL/P can achieve a professional level on a wind instrument; the oboe and trumpet may be less suitable for patients with CL/P because of the high lip muscle tension and intraoral air pressure that must be generated; air leakage through a fistula, unrepaired alveolus or velopharyngeal insufficiency can be troublesome; and for people with CL/P, a brass instrument with a large mouthpiece is easier than a small mouthpiece. While dentists, doctors and music teachers should discuss the probability that wind instrument playing might be more difficult for patients with CL/P, they should not discourage it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-231
Number of pages	9
Journal	British Dental Journal
Volume	234
Issue number	4
Early online date	24 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5510-9
Publication status	Published - 24 Feb 2023

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