Latar Belakang: Pertumbuhan nasofaring merupakan hal penting dalam evaluasi keseimbangan komponen velofaringeal dan dapat dievaluasi menggunakan titik acuan sefalometri pada tulang-tulang penyusun struktur nasofaring. Tujuan: Mengevaluasi karakteristik pertumbuhan nasofaring pada kasus celah bibir dan langit-langit pasca pembedahan Metode: pada sefalogram pasien UCLP pasca pembedahan ditentukan titik PMP (maksila posterior), Ho (hormion) dan At (atlas), dan dihubungkan menjadi segitiga nasofaring. Segitiga tersebut diproyeksikan terhadap sumbu vertikal dan horizontal. Hasil proyeksi dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol dan secara longitudinal pada usia 5-7 dan 10-12 tahun. Hasil perbandingan antar kelompok dan dengan kelompok kontrol dilakukan menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney dan uji Wilcoxon. Hasil: titik PMP pada pasien UCLP terletak lebih superoposterior meskipun segitiga tetap tumbuh harmonis Kesimpulan: pasien UCLP memiliki pola pertumbuhan yang harmonis meskipun bagian posterior maksila terletak lebih superoposterior

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Background: Nasopharyngeal growth is essential to the functional balance of velopharyngeal component, and could be evaluated from the bony nasopharynx landmark on a lateral cephalogram Purpose: To evaluate the nasopharyngeal growth’s characteristics on the operated UCLP cases Method: The bony nasopharynx landmarks were traced on the cephalogram as PMP (posterior maxillary points), Ho (hormion) and At (atlas), and being interconnected as a nasopharyngeal triangle, and being projected on the vertical and horizontal axis. The projection results were compared between UCLP and control groups and longitudinally at the age of 5-7 and 10-12. The results were analyzed statistically with Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. Result: PMP points on the UCLP cases were located more superoposteriorly with a harmonious growth of the triangle Conclusion: the operated UCLP patient has a harmonious nasopharyngeal growth despite from the superoposteriorly located PMP.