ArticleClinical oral investigations2015
Nasolabial symmetry and esthetics in cleft lip and palate: analysis of 3D facial images.
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- The Validation of an Innovative Method for 3D Capture and Analysis of the Nasolabial Region in Cleft Cases.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2021Article
- Lay People Esthetic Evaluation of Primary Surgical Repair on Three-Dimensional Images of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Influence of involuntary facial expressions on reproducibility of 3D stereophotogrammetry in children with and without complete unilateral cleft lip and palate from 3 to 18 months of age.Clinical oral investigations · 2019Article
- Electromyographic Analysis of Masticatory Muscles in Cleft Lip and Palate Children with Pain-Related Temporomandibular Disorders.Pain research & management · 2018Article
- Early Cleft Lip Repair Revisited: A Safe and Effective Approach Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Protocol.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2017Article
- Assessment of the Asymmetry of the Lower Jaw, Face, and Palate in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the relationship between nasolabial symmetry and esthetics in subjects with orofacial clefts. MATERIAL AND
methodsEighty-four subjects (mean age 10 years, standard deviation 1.5) with various types of nonsyndromic clefts were included: 11 had unilateral cleft lip (UCL); 30 had unilateral cleft lip and alveolus (UCLA); and 43 had unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, and palate (UCLAP). A 3D stereophotogrammetric image of the face was taken for each subject. Symmetry and esthetics were evaluated on cropped 3D facial images. The degree of asymmetry of the nasolabial area was calculated based on all 3D data points using a surface registration algorithm. Esthetic ratings of various elements of nasal morphology were performed by eight lay raters on a 100 mm visual analog scale. Statistical analysis included ANOVA tests and regression models.
resultsNasolabial asymmetry increased with growing severity of the cleft (p = 0.029). Overall, nasolabial appearance was affected by nasolabial asymmetry; subjects with more nasolabial asymmetry were judged as having a less esthetically pleasing nasolabial area (p < 0.001). However, the relationship between nasolabial symmetry and esthetics was relatively weak in subjects with UCLAP, in whom only vermilion border esthetics was associated with asymmetry.
conclusionsNasolabial symmetry assessed with 3D facial imaging can be used as an objective measure of treatment outcome in subjects with less severe cleft deformity. In subjects with more severe cleft types, other factors may play a decisive role. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Assessment of nasolabial symmetry is a useful measure of treatment success in less severe cleft types.
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