Variability in palatal shape and size in patients with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate assessed using dense surface model construction and 3D geometric morphometrics

0364585 - ÚEM 2013 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Bejdová, Š. - Krajíček, V. - Peterka, Miroslav - Trefný, P. - Velemínská, J.
Variability in palatal shape and size in patients with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate assessed using dense surface model construction and 3D geometric morphometrics.
Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. Roč. 40, č. 3 (2012), s. 201-208. ISSN 1010-5182. E-ISSN 1878-4119
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z50390512
Keywords : orofacial cleft * palatal shape * laser scranning
Subject RIV: EA - Cell Biology
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The variability of palatal size and shape in BCLP patients was greater when compared with the nonclefted population. Though palate variability in BCLP was wide, nonclefted palatal shapes were generally different (a high, wide and vaulted palate) and fell almost outside the range of BCLP variability. The palatal size and shape of BCLP patients (range from 12.1 to 16.5 years) was not correlated with age. A comparison of the mean shapes of the clefted and nonclefted groups showed that the BCLP palate is flatter and narrower. The most notable size difference was found in the area between the maxilla and premaxilla.
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