Three-dimensional facial analysis of Chinese children with repaired unilateral cleft lip and palate

• الحاوية / القاعدة: Scientific Reports
• المؤلف الرئيسي: 2-s2.0-84981724364
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Nature Publishing Group 2016
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84981724364&doi=10.1038%2fsrep31335&partnerID=40&md5=3a7bed88624117aee16bd033f77db617

We analyzed the facial features of Chinese children with repaired unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and compared them with a normal control group using a three-dimensional (3D) stereophotogrammetry camera. This cross-sectional study examined 3D measurements of the facial surfaces of 20 Chinese children with repaired UCLP and 40 unaffected Chinese children aged 7 to 12 years old, which were captured using the VECTRA 3D five-pod photosystem and analyzed using Mirror software. Twenty-five variables and two ratios were compared between both groups using independent t-test. Intra- and inter-observer reliability was determined using ten randomly selected images and analyzed using intra-class correlation coefficient test (ICC). The level of significance was set at p < 0.0018. Intra- and inter-observers' reliability was considered fair to excellent with an ICC value ranging from 0.54 to 0.99. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.0018) were found mainly in the nasolabial region. The cleft group exhibited wider alar base root width, flattened nose and broader nostril floor width on the cleft side. They tended to have shorter upper lip length and thinner upper vermillion thickness. Faces of Chinese children with repaired UCLP displayed meaningful differences when compared to the normal group especially in the nasolabial regions. © The Author(s) 2016.