A study on the craniofacial morphology of operated congenital cleft lip & palate

To, Song Hee; Sohn, Byung Wha

Abstract

A cephalometric study was undertaken to reveal significant differences of craniofacial morphology of operated congenital cleft lip and palate subjects and control subjects. The material for this study consisted of 73 subjects with operated congenital cleft lip and palate subjects(53 males, 20 females) and 110 control subjects (7 males, 34 females) ranging from 3 to 14 years old. Each group was divided into four age groups (3-5, 6-8, 9-11, 12-14 year) and analyzed by Coben's method and Burstone's method. The following conclusions were obtained; 1. In Wit's appraisal, there was no difference the cleft lip and palate subjects and the control subjects. 2. In the eleft lip and palate subjects, they had smaller and more retrusive maxilla than the control subjects in both sexes. 3. In the cleft lip and palate subjects, they had more retrusive mandible than the control subjects in both sexes. 4. In the cleft lip and palate subjects, they had more concave profile than the control subjects.