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The craniofacial morphology of the parents of children with orofacial clefting: a systematic review of cephalometric studies

¹ Glasgow Dental Hospital & School, UK
² University of Dundee, UK

Address for correspondence:
Grant T. McIntyre, Orthodontic Department, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK. E-mail:
grant{at}mcintyreg.freeserve.co.uk

Abstract

Objective To systematically review the cephalometric studies investigating the craniofacial morphology of the parents of children with orofacial clefting (OFC).

Search strategy The search strategy was based on the keywords ‘parent‘, cephalometry', and ‘cleft‘, identifying 17 studies, of which 15 ‘case/control’ studies met the inclusion criteria

Statistically significant clinically relevant cephalometric variables from univariate statistical tests and multivariate results were collated and presented unweighted.

Results/Conclusions The parental craniofacial complex in OFC is distinctive in comparison to the non-cleft population. However, there is insufficient consistency in study designs and results to accurately characterize the parents of children with OFC. Although the craniofacial morphology of the parents of children with CL(P) differs to the parents of children with CP, there is insufficient information to accurately localize these differences.

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				G. T. McIntyre and P. A. Mossey Asymmetry of the parental craniofacial skeleton in orofacial clefting J. Orthod., December 1, 2002; 29(4): 299 - 305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]