ArticleJournal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie2018
Facial perception of infants with cleft lip and palate with/without the NAM appliance.
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- Effect of facial and nasolabial asymmetry on perceived facial esthetics in children with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- In the eye and mind of the beholder: The effects of familiarisation on the perception of atypical infant facial configurations.PloS one · 2024Article
- The Use of Eye-Tracking Technology in Pediatric Orofacial Clefts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Use of Eye-tracking Technology in Cleft Lip: A Literature Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Visual facial perception of postsurgical cleft lip scarring assessed by laypeople via eye-tracking.Journal of orthodontic science · 2021Article
- Measuring Outcomes of Mohs Defect Reconstruction Using Eye-Tracking Technology.JAMA facial plastic surgery · 2019Observational
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to assess adults' subjective perception of infants with a unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) with and without a nasoalveolar molding (NAM) appliance compared to those of controls concerning (1) adult gaze patterns and (2) emotional valence.
methodsThis interdisciplinary study was performed by (1) the Department of Orthodontics and (2) the Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Goettingen, using eye tracking and a 10-point Likert scale questionnaire. Eye movements and valence rating of 30 unaffected adults (15 women, 15 men; mean age: 25.5 years, standard deviation [SD] = 7.5) were recorded while presenting them infants in three picture categories (1) infant with UCLP, (2) infant with UCLP and inserted NAM appliance and (3) infant without UCLP. Total fixation time in two main areas of interest (AOI upper/lower face) was measured according to picture category as well as participants' valence rating regarding infants' appearance.
resultsIn pictures of infants with UCLP or UCLP and NAM appliance participants had longer fixation times on AOI lower face compared to reconstructed pictures of infants without UCLP. No significant effect of a NAM appliance on gaze patterns could be detected. The valence of pictures of infants with UCLP was rated more negative compared to pictures of unaffected infants. An inserted NAM appliance improved this rating.
conclusionsThe results bolster the assumption that facial disruptions like UCLP alter adults' perception of infants. Even though the NAM appliance is not able to re-establish usual adult gaze patterns, it can help to improve adults' emotional assessment.
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