Nasolabial shape and aesthetics in unilateral cleft lip and palate: an analysis of nasolabial shape using a mean 3D facial template

The aim of this study was to determine the amount of deviation in nasolabial shape in patients with a cleft compared with an average non-cleft face, and to assess whether this difference is related to nasolabial aesthetics. Three-dimensional stereophotogrammetric images of 60 patients with a unilateral cleft were used. To quantify shape differences, four average non-cleft faces were constructed from stereophotogrammetric images of 141 girls and 60 boys. Three-dimensional shape differences were calculated between superimposed cleft faces and the average non-cleft face for the same sex and age group.

Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - June 26, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: M.A.R. Kuijpers, T.J.J. Maal, J.W. Meulstee, C.E.L. Carels, E.M. Bronkhorst, S.J. Berg é, P.S. Fudalej Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research