These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Absent maxillary lateral incisor as evidence of poor midfacial growth in unilateral cleft lip and palate.
    Author: Hardwicke J, Chhabra P, Richard B.
    Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol; 2015 Apr; 119(4):392-5. PubMed ID: 25660277.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The absence of a maxillary permanent lateral incisor in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) may affect the dental arch relationship. An analysis is performed to investigate the relationship between the maxillary-mandibular dental relationship and the status of the maxillary permanent lateral incisor. STUDY DESIGN: Patients with non-syndromic UCLP were analysed using the GOSLON Yardstick to assess maxillary-mandibular dental relationship on pre-expansion orthodontic study models. Absence of the permanent upper lateral incisor on the cleft side was assessed from medical records and dental radiographs. RESULTS: A total of 83 subjects were identified: 54 males and 29 females, with 54 having a missing lateral incisor on the cleft side. There was a significant relationship between the GOSLON Yardstick score and the absence of the maxillary permanent lateral incisor on the cleft side (p<0.05). Of those in GOSLON categories 4 and 5, 78% had a missing lateral incisor compared to 42.3% in GOSLON 1 and 2. CONCLUSIONS: Missing lateral incisor may be an indicator of severity of dental arch discrepancy.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]