Maxillary arch width in unoperated adult bilateral cleft lip and alveolus and complete bilateral cleft lip and palate

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
BS Latief ◽  
C Lekkas ◽  
MAR Kuijpers
1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiki L.W.M. Heidbuchel ◽  
Anne M. Kuijpers-Jagtman ◽  
Gem J.C. Kramer ◽  
Birte Prahl-Andersen

Objective To describe the development of maxillary arch dimensions in children with bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) during the first 4 years of life and to compare it with that in noncleft children. Design This was a retrospective, mixed-longitudinal study. Setting The study was conducted at the Cleft Palate Center of the University Hospital of Nijmegen. Subjects The sample consisted of 26 boys with BCLP who were born between 1976 and 1990 and treated at the University Hospital of Nijmegen. Data for a control group of 34 noncleft boys were collected at the University Hospital of Amsterdam. Method Palatal arch dimensions were digitized on dental casts. A comparison between BCLP and noncleft dimensions was made at fixed time intervals. Results At birth, anterior and posterior arch widths as well as arch depths were significantly larger in children with BCLP. After 7 months (lip closure), anterior arch width and arch depth diminished considerably in the cleft group. After 12 months (palatoplasty), a slight decrease in posterior arch width was observed, and arch depths showed slight catch-up growth. At 4 years of age, anterior arch width was significantly narrower and anterior arch depth was shorter in children with BCLP than in control subjects. Posterior arch width was significantly wider. Conclusions During the first 4 years of life, maxillary arch dimensions in children with BCLP show a unique development that is significantly different from that in noncleft children.


1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuo Honda ◽  
Akira Suzuki ◽  
Masamichi Ohishi ◽  
Hideo Tashiro

The focus of this study was an analysis of maxillary arch growth changes prior to the time of cheiloplasty up to 4 years of age. Serial dental casts were obtained and measured in 95 children with cleft lip and palate, or both: 7 unilateral cleft lip and alveolus (CLA), 52 unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), 24 bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP), and 12 isolated cleft palate (CP). The children were treated at the Kyushu University Dental Hospital. The results are as follows: (1) Prior to cheiloplasty, the maxillary buccal segments in the subjects with cleft lip and palate showed lateral displacement. The premaxilla in BCLP subjects was protruded. (2) Cheiloplasty influenced maxillary anterior arch width, but not posterior width. The operation caused posterior displacement of the premaxilla in BCLP subjects. (3) Palatoplasty affected the growth of the maxillary arch in the transverse and anteroposterior dimensions. (4) A variety of growth patterns observed in the patients (e.g., increasing or decreasing of the maxillary arch dimensions) suggests that maxillary arch dimensions were affected not only by surgery, but also by other individual factors such as genetic facial pattern and severity of the cleft.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Ayaka Oka ◽  
Hiroshi Kurosaka ◽  
Kohei Nakatsugawa ◽  
Takashi Yamashiro

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara C. M. Oosterkamp ◽  
Robert P. van Oort ◽  
Pieter U. Dijkstra ◽  
Kees Stellingsma ◽  
Michiel W. J. Bierman ◽  
...  

Objective The aim of this study was to analyze maxillary arch dimensions in patients with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate treated with an intraoral retrusion plate prior to lip closure. Patients The effects of the intraoral retrusion plate were evaluated on serially obtained maxillary casts of 14 patients with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. Results The Student's t test for dependent observations showed a significant decrease in distance between the premaxilla and the cleft lateral segments during active treatment. This decrease correlated with an increase in deviation of the premaxilla in relation to the vomer. For each millimeter decrease in distance between the premaxilla and the cleft lateral segments, an average increase in deviation of 4.0 degrees was found. Left and right cleft widths decreased significantly, premaxillary width increased significantly, and transverse dimensions did not change significantly. Conclusion From this study it can be concluded that active presurgical treatment with an intraoral retrusion plate induces a significant decrease in distance between the premaxilla and the lateral segments. This decrease is frequently accompanied by an increase in deviation of the premaxilla relative to the vomer.


1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiung-Shing Huang ◽  
Hsin-Chung Cheng ◽  
Yu-Ray Chen ◽  
M. Samuel Noordhoff

The development of the dental arch is well designed for adaptive and compensatory growth. In this study, the relationship between the sleep position and dental arch development was Investigated. A group of 42 infants with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate with either prone (16) or supine (26) sleep position were seen in the craniofacial center. All infants were less than 1 month of age at the initial visit. Dental impressions of the maxillary arch were taken at the initial visit and just before cheiloplasty. Ten arch dimensions were measured in each dental cast and the longitudinal change in each dimension was compared between the prone sleep group and the supine sleep group. Statistically significant changes were detected in the growth rate of the following dimensions: intercanine width, intertuberosity width, alveolar cleft width, anterior cleft width, and posterior cleft width. This study indicated that sleep position affected maxillary arch development. Infants sleeping in the prone sleep position tended to have narrower arch width and cleft width.


2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher F. Ezzat ◽  
Carmen Chavarria ◽  
John F. Teichgraeber ◽  
Jung-Wei Chen ◽  
Robin G. Stratmann ◽  
...  

Objective: To evaluate the outcome of presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) therapy in the treatment of patients with nonsyndromic unilateral cleft and palate (UCLP). Design: A prospective study with blinded measurements. Patients: Twelve patients with UCLP treated from 1997 to 2003. Interventions: The starting age for PNAM therapy was 26 days and the average length of the therapy was 110 days. Main Outcome Measures: Measurements of intraoral and extraoral casts were made, and statistical analyses were used to compare the differences between pre- and posttherapy measurements. Results: After PNAM therapy, there was a statistically significant decrease in both intersegment alveolar cleft distance and columellar deviation (p < .05). There was also a statistically significant increase in cleft nostril height, maxillary width, and columellar width (p < .05). Moreover, although there was no statistically significant reduction of the affected nostril width, it demonstrated on average 1.7-mm reduction after PNAM therapy. The length of the time the patient utilized the appliance and postmolding nostril height were found to have a statistically significant positive correlation (p < .05). Conclusions: PNAM therapy decreases intersegment alveolar cleft distance while permitting an increase in posterior maxillary arch width. It also increases nasal symmetry by decreasing columellar deviation, increasing nostril height on the affected side, maintaining bialar width of nose, increasing columellar width, and creating more symmetrical nostril heights and widths. The improvement of the height of the cleft nostril was correlated with the time the appliance was applied.


2020 ◽  
pp. 105566562096618
Author(s):  
Khadega Ali Al Khateeb ◽  
Mai Aboul Fotouh ◽  
Fatma Abdelsayed ◽  
Fady Fahim

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term effect of series of preadjusted vacuum formed nasoalveolar molding VF NAM aligners on the morphology of nose, lip, and maxillary arch in infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). Design: Prospective clinical trial. Setting: Unilateral cleft lip and palate patients referred to outpatients’ clinic. Patients: Sixteen nonsyndromic infants with UCLP, less than 2 months of age were included from April 2017 to April 2018. Interventions: All infants received VF NAM therapy. Standardized digital frontal and basilar photographs and 3D digital models were taken before initiation of VF NAM therapy (T1) and after completion of VF NAM therapy (T2). Main Outcome Measure(s): Changes in morphology of the nose, lip, and maxillary arch. Results: Statistical analysis comparing T1 and T2 measurements was performed. Frontal and basilar photographic analysis showed a statistically significant reduction of columella displacement, interlabial gap distance, and nostril width at cleft side (CS), while the nasal height, nostril height at CS, nostril width at noncleft side (NCS), columella deviation angle, nasal tip protrusion, and nostril area at both CS and NCS increased significantly with VF NAM therapy. The nasal width, nostril height at NCS showed no significant change after presurgical VF NAM aligners therapy. The analysis of digital models demonstrated a statistically significant reduction of alveolar cleft width, anterior arch width, arch length, midline deviation, and palatal cleft width, while the posterior arch width and arch perimeter increased significantly with VF NAM therapy. Conclusion: Vacuum formed NAM therapy was effective in reducing the nasoalveolar deformities associated with infants with UCLP and improved the alveolar morphology and nasal symmetry.


1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiki L. W. M. Heidbuchel ◽  
Anne M. Kuijpers-Jagtman ◽  
Gem J. C. Kramer ◽  
Birte Prahl-Andersen

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 076-082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vellore Kannan Gopinath ◽  
Ab Rani Samsudin ◽  
Siti Noor Fazliah Mohd Noor ◽  
Hady Youssef Mohamed Sharab

ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the vertical and sagittal facial profile and maxillary arch width, depth, and length of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and to compare them with healthy noncleft children in the mixed dentition stage (7–13 years). Materials and Methods: This study is conducted at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. UCLP group comprised 48 patients with nonsyndromic UCLP who have had the lip and palate repaired, whereas the control group comprised 48 healthy noncleft cases. The lateral cephalometrics measurements were used to determine the vertical height, sagittal depth of the face, and cranial base length and angle. Maxillary arch dimensions were measured on the study cast including arch width, depth, and length. Results: Vertical facial height and sagittal depth measurements showed a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in the mean growth pattern in UCLP group. The anterior cranial base length (S-N) was shorter in UCLP children (P < 0.001), while Ba-N length had no significant difference (P = 0.639). Nasion-Sella Tursica-Basion angle was significantly higher in the UCLP group (P = 0.016). Dental arch width with reference to canine-to-canine and first premolar-to- first premolar distance was significantly larger in control (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Mean vertical and sagittal facial dimensions in the UCLP children who do not undergo orthodontic treatment are significantly lesser in all directions of growth than healthy noncleft children. The maxillary dental arch had a normal depth but constricted in width and arch length.


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