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Characterization of the maxillary complex in unilateral cleft lip and palate using cone-beam computed tomography: a preliminary study.
Schneiderman, Emet D; Xu, Haisong; Salyer, Kenneth E.
Affiliation
  • Schneiderman ED; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA. emet@bcd.tamhsc.edu
J Craniofac Surg ; 20 Suppl 2: 1699-710, 2009 Sep.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19816335
Deficiencies in maxillary growth have often been implicated in suboptimal results of cleft lip and palate therapy. Cone-beam computed tomography provides an opportunity to look at the dimensions of the maxillary complex in three dimensions in a way that is not possible with lateral cephalograms or dental models. The purposes of this preliminary study were to outline a new set of 18 cone-beam computed tomographic measurements, apply them to 6 patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), and contrast them to a comparable sample of 7 normal young adults. The patients with UCLP were treated with a single protocol by a single surgeon and orthodontist. The 18 measurements had a mean intrarater reliability of 0.95 and ranged from 0.40 to 2.23 for the individual measurements. The mean interrater reliability was 1.01 and ranged from 0.40 to 2.45 for the individual measurements. Significant differences between the patients with UCLP and control subjects (combined sex samples) were found in palate length, anterior palate thickness, overall sagittal maxillary length, and premaxillary height (Mann-Whitney U tests, P
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate / Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Maxilla Type of study: Guideline / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Craniofac Surg Journal subject: ODONTOLOGIA Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate / Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Maxilla Type of study: Guideline / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Craniofac Surg Journal subject: ODONTOLOGIA Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States