This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/OCR.12385 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved Is the early mixed dentition dental arch relationship related to the antero-posterior alignment of the maxillary segments in infants with CUCLP? Running Title: Maxillary segmental alignment in CUCLP and maxillary growth. Gleisieli Carla Petelinkar Baessa. MsC, Orthodontist of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. Terumi Okada Ozawa. PhD, Orthodontist of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. Daniela Garib. PhD, Associate Professor of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School and Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. Rita de Cássia Moura Carvalho Lauris. PhD, Chief of the Dental Department of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil. Araci Malagodi de Almeida. PhD, Orthodontist of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook. PhD, Chairman of Speech Therapy of the University of São Paulo, Professor of the postgraduate program of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. Jeniffer Dutka. PhD, professor of the postgraduate program of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. Leonardo Vieira Lima Gregorio. MsC, Orthodontist in private practice. Accepted Article