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Performed data analysis and interpretation: Romano F
Performed cleft surgeries: Pepe E
Made substantial contributions in writing the paper: Guagnano R, Defabianis P

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All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
The Institutional Ethics Committee of the “AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza”, of Turin (Italy) approved
the research protocol (No. 0038526). The study was performed according to the ethical principles of the
Helsinki declaration. Written and informed consent was obtained from participants or their parents or legal
guardians.

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