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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
This paper reports a cephalometric analysis of the craniofacial morphology in infants with unoperated unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCCLP) and unoperated unilateral incomplete cleft lip (UICL). The purpose of the study was to determine the nature and extent of the craniofacial deviations in UCCLP as compared to the morphology in UICL, which has previously been shown to be close to normal. The samples comprised 82 infants with UCCLP (58 males and 24 females) and 75 with UICL (48 males and 27 females). The mean age was about 2 months in both groups. The cephalometric analysis of craniofacial morphology included the lateral, frontal, and axial projections. The data were presented as mean plots of the craniofacial region including the calvaria, cranial base, orbits, nasal bone, maxilla, mandible, cervical column, pharynx, and soft-tissue profile. The most pronounced deviations in the UCCLP group were observed in the maxillary complex and the mandible. The most striking findings were: markedly increased width of the maxilla, a short mandible, and bimaxillary retrognathia except for the premaxillary area, which was relatively protruding and asymmetric. The study did not support the hypothesis previously suggested in the literature that cleft lip and palate is a craniofacial anomaly as size and shape of the calvaria and cranial base were found to be normal. The etiology of cleft lip and palate is still incompletely understood. Based on the present study, we suggest that facial type may be a liability factor that could represent a developmental threshold increasing the probability of cleft lip and palate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0270-4145
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
80-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Anthropometry, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Cephalometry, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Cleft Lip, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Cleft Palate, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Craniofacial Abnormalities, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Craniomandibular Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Face, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Mandible, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Maxilla, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Nasal Bone, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Orbit, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Pharynx, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Radiographic Image Enhancement, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Skull, pubmed-meshheading:10416151-Skull Base
pubmed:articleTitle
A comparison of the craniofacial morphology in 2-month-old unoperated infants with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate, and unilateral incomplete cleft lip.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. nh@odont.ku.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study