What is the surgical repair of the roof of the mouth called?

Palatoplasty is the surgical repair of the roof of the mouth. The term is derived from "palate," which is the roof of the mouth, and "-plasty," which is a medical suffix meaning repair or restoration.

Palatoplasty is a common procedure for the repair of cleft palates, one of the most common birth defects. This surgery improves the patient's breathing and speech development.

Palatoplasty falls into different groups depending on the technique used. Soft palate techniques include altering muscular attachments with intravelar veloplasty and radical muscle dissection. Hard palate techniques, such as the two-flap and raw area free palatoplasty, lengthen the palate itself.