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

Treatment Outcome in Bilateral Cleft lip and Palate Patients Evaluated With the Huddart-Bodenham Scoring System and the Bilateral Cleft lip and Palate Yardstick: A Systematic Review.

Wenying Kuang, Miranda Aarts, Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Hong He, Edwin M Ongkosuwito

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Synthesis 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 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Wenying KuangSchool & Hospital of Stomatology, 499766Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6066-7622
Miranda AartsRadboud University Medical Center, 6034Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Anne Marie Kuijpers-JagtmanUniversity Medical Center Groningen, 10173University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Hong HeSchool & Hospital of Stomatology, 499766Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Edwin M OngkosuwitoRadboud University Medical Center, 6034Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess treatment outcome (transversal and sagittal dental arch relationships) and its determinants in complete bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) evaluated with the modified Huddart-Bodenham scoring system and the BCLP Yardstick. MATERIALS AND

methodsMultiple electronic databases were searched without time limitation. Randomized clinical trials, cohort and case control studies using BCLP Yardstick and/or modified Huddart-Bodenham system to judge treatment outcome of patients with BCLP were included. The Risk of Bias in Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions tool and Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation was used.

resultsOf the 528 studies identified by the electronic search, only eight retrospective studies met the inclusion criteria and were included. A total of 12 cleft centers were represented. All treatment protocols differed and background information was underreported. The results for the BCLP yardstick showed that all except the centers in New Zealand had a mean score lower than 3, indicating good treatment results. However, these studies had a moderate to high risk of bias. The modified Huddart-Bodenham scores were negative in all studies. No further meta-analysis was done due to heterogeneity and high risk of bias. The quality of evidence was graded as very low.

conclusionResults for the dental arch relationship of studies in complete BCLP and possible determinants were not synthesized due to very low quality of evidence. Clinical research for patients with BCLP should focus on sound methodological designs to enable evidence-based decision making to improve treatment for patients with BCLP and thereby hopefully their quality of life.

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Cleft LipCleft PalateDental ArchHumansModels, DentalQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBauru-BCLP yardstickBCLPdental arch relationshipHuddart-Bodenham scoring systemsystematic review

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PMID34658258
PMCPMC9537448

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