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ArticleThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association2022

Changes in the Transverse Dimension of the Maxillary Arch of 5-Year-Olds Born With UCLP Since the Introduction of Nationwide Guidance.

Charlotte Molyneaux, Martyn Sherriff, Yvonne Wren, Anthony Ireland, Jonathan Sandy

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Article in The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2022. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dental Arch Relationship Outcomes of 5-Year-Olds Born With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Following the Centralization of Cleft Services.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charlotte MolyneauxUniversity of Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9480-6651
Martyn SherriffUniversity of Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3737-1449
Yvonne WrenUniversity of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Anthony IrelandUniversity of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Jonathan SandyUniversity of Bristol, United Kingdom.
University of Bristol · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine whether the transverse dimensions of the maxillary arch of 5-year-old children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) have changed following centralization of cleft services in the United Kingdom.

designRetrospective cross-sectional study.

settingDigital analysis of UCLP maxillary dental casts.

participantsAll available maxillary dental casts from 5-year-old participants of the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG, N = 114) and Cleft Care UK (CCUK, N = 175) studies.

interventionsQuantitative measurements of the intercanine width (ICW), intermolar width (IMW), and the distance from the midline to the greater and lesser side canine (GC/LC) and greater side and lesser side second primary molar (GE/LE). Degree measurements of the greater and lesser arch form angles, arch length, anterior palatal depth (APD), and posterior palatal depth were also measured. MAIN OUTCOME: Differences between the transverse dimensions of the maxillary arch for the CSAG and CCUK cohorts.

resultsIn 5 (ICW, IMW, LC, LE, and APD) of the 11 measurements, there was a statistically significant difference between the CSAG and CCUK cohorts. In all of these, the CCUK values were greater than CSAG.

conclusionsThere have been small but positive improvements for the transverse maxillary dimensions since centralization of the UK cleft service.

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Cleft LipCleft PalateChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDental ArchHumansMaxillaRetrospective StudiesCCUKcleft lip and palateCSAGmaxillarytransverse

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PMID34282648
PMCPMC9272515
OpenAlexW3183520248

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