Final Posttreatment Occlusion in Patients With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate final posttreatment occlusion in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (cUCLP) by comparing (1) 3 treatment centers, (2) males and females, (3) cleft and noncleft sides, (4) right- and left-sided clefts, and (5) orthodontic treatment with/without orthognathic surgery (OS).

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Patients

Blinded posttreatment dental casts of 56 patients (19.4 ± 1.4 years) with cUCLP from 3 centers in Switzerland.

Main outcome measure

Occlusal assessment using the modified Huddart/Bodenham (MHB) index.

Results

Our sample comprised 35 males and 21 females, 46 with left- and 10 with right-sided clefts, of which 32 had undergone OS. The final posttreatment occlusion showed a median MHB score of 0 (interquart

SUBMITTER: Staudt CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9260490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature