Soft-tissue characteristics of operated unilateral complete cleft lip and palate patients in mixed dentition.
J Craniofac Surg
; 22(4): 1275-9, 2011 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the study was to provide quantitative information about the facial soft-tissue characteristics of operated unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCCLP) children compared with healthy children during mixed dentition.METHODS:
Lateral cephalometric radiographs of 48 children with UCCLP who had been operated on before the age of 2 years were analyzed and compared with those of a control group of 60 healthy children with the same age, sex, and ethnic characteristics.RESULTS:
The children with operated UCCLP differed from the control group by having a more concave profile, flatter nasal tip, more retrognathic basis nasi, shorter upper lip, thicker upper and lower lip, reduced upper-lip projection, and increased lower-lip projection.CONCLUSIONS:
The facial soft-tissue morphology in operated UCCLP patients differed from normal controls of the same age, sex, and ethnic group. It may be necessary for children with UCCLP operated before 2 years of age to have some preventive treatment.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fenda Labial
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Fissura Palatina
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Dentição Mista
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Face
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Craniofac Surg
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article