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ArticleThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association2020

The Reproducibility of the Jaw Index in the Measurement of Healthy Newborns.

J F Mermans, S M Ghasemi, B I Lissenberg-Witte, J P W Don Griot

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Article in The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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J F MermansDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery - Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6615-8893
S M GhasemiDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery - Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
B I Lissenberg-WitteDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J P W Don GriotDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery - Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NL

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Abstract

objectiveEstablish the reliability of the jaw index to objectify the relationship between the maxilla and mandible in healthy newborns.

designCohort study.

settingTertiary setting. PATIENTS: A total of 52 healthy newborns were included to detect an inter and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of width 0.3. Inclusion criteria were children born full term without respiratory or feeding problems, and without congenital malformations or facial deformities due to birth trauma. Uncooperative patients were excluded.

interventionsThe jaw index, a measuring tool for objectifying micrognathia in children suspected of having Robin sequence, was used. An ICC of greater than 0.8 was considered clinically relevant. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Primary outcomes are the reliability of the jaw index expressed as interclass correlation coefficient and ICC. Secondary outcomes are the mean jaw index and mean length of the mandible, maxilla, and the alveolar overjet.

resultsAn interclass correlation coefficient of 0.74 (95% CI: 0.49-0.86) and an ICC of 0.81 (95% CI: 0.66-0.89) were found. The mandible had an average length of 162.6 mm (standard deviation [SD] 11.1), the maxilla 168.7 mm (SD 9.4), the alveolar overjet 2.0 mm (SD 0.60), and the mean jaw index was 2.1 (SD 0.64).

conclusionThe jaw index is a consistent instrument between different observers as well as for one observer measuring consecutively in the same child, to objectify the size of the lower jaw compared to that of the upper jaw in healthy newborns.

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MicrognathismPierre Robin SyndromeChildCohort StudiesHumansInfant, NewbornMandibleObserver VariationReproducibility of Resultsjaw indexreliabilityRobin sequence

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