Abstract

Growth alterations have been described in patients operated on for oral clefts. The purpose of this work was to analyze the craniofacial and palate morphology and dimensions of young adults operated on for oral clefts in early childhood in Spain. Eighty-three patients from eight different hospitals were divided into four groups based on their type of cleft: cleft lip (CL, n = 6), unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP, n = 37), bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP, n = 16), and cleft palate only (CPO, n = 24). A control group was formed of 71 individuals. Three-dimensional (3D) digital models were obtained from all groups with an intraoral scanner, together with cephalometries and frontal, lateral, and submental facial photographs. Measurements were obtained and analyzed statistically. Our results showed craniofacial alterations in the BCLP, UCLP, and CPO groups with an influence on the palate, maxilla, and mandible and a direct impact on facial appearance. This effect was more severe in the BCLP group. Measurements in the CL group were similar to those in the control group. Cleft characteristics and cleft type seem to be the main determining factors of long-term craniofacial growth alterations in these patients. Prospective research is needed to clearly delineate the effects of different treatments on the craniofacial appearance of adult cleft patients.

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Title
Craniofacial and three-dimensional palatal analysis in cleft lip and palate patients treated in Spain
Author
Viñas, María José 1 ; Galiotto-Barba, Francesca 1 ; Cortez-Lede, María Gabriela 2 ; Rodríguez-González, María Ángeles 2 ; Moral, Ignacio 3 ; Delso, Elena 3 ; González-Meli, Beatriz 4 ; Lobo, Fernando 4 ; López-Cedrún, José Luis 5 ; Neagu, David 5 ; Garatea, Joaquín 6 ; Garatea, Amaia 6 ; Berenguer, Beatriz 7 ; Lorca-García, Concepción 7 ; Delgado, María Dolores 8 ; Martí, Eunate 8 ; Gutiérrez, José Manuel 9 ; Hernández, Carlos 9 ; Murillo-González, Jorge 10 ; Martínez-Álvarez, Concepción 11 ; Martínez-Sanz, Elena 11 

 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Odontología, Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.4795.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2157 7667) 
 Servicio Murciano de Salud, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain (GRID:grid.419058.1) (ISNI:0000 0000 8745 438X) 
 Servicio Aragonés de Salud, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain (GRID:grid.438293.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 1503 7816) 
 Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Hospital Universitario Infantil Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.410361.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0407 4306) 
 Servizo Galego de Saúde, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (GRID:grid.420359.9) (ISNI:0000 0000 9403 4738) 
 Servicio Navarro de Salud, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (GRID:grid.419060.a) (ISNI:0000 0004 0501 3644) 
 Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.410361.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0407 4306) 
 Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.410361.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0407 4306) 
 Sanidad de Castilla y León, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain (GRID:grid.459669.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 1771 1036) 
10  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Medicina, Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.4795.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2157 7667) 
11  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Odontología, Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.4795.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2157 7667); Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Medicina, Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.4795.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2157 7667) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2732407132
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