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  • Title: Nasolabial Morphology Following Nasoalveolar Molding in Infants With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.
    Author: Nur Yilmaz RB, Germeç Çakan D.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; 2018 Jun; 29(4):1012-1016. PubMed ID: 29489580.
    Abstract:
    AIM: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of nasoalveolar molding (NAM) therapy on nasolabial morphology three dimensionally, and compare the nasolabial linear and surface distance measurements in infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate. METHODS: Facial plaster casts of 42 infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate taken at the onset (pre-NAM) and finishing stage (post-NAM) of NAM were scanned with 3dMDface stereophotogrammetry system (3dMD, Atlanta, GA). Nineteen nasolabial linear and surface distance measurements were performed on three-dimensional images. In addition to standard descriptive statistical calculations (means and SDs), pre- and post-NAM measurements were evaluated by paired t test. RESULTS: All measurements except lip gap, nostril floor width, and nostril diameter increased between pre-NAM and post-NAM. Nostril and lip height increased significantly on the cleft side (P < 0.05). No differences were present between linear and surface distance measurements except for nasal width measurement. CONCLUSIONS: Nasal and lip symmetry improved with NAM. The use of surface distance measurements may be advised particularly for continuous and curved anatomic structures in which circumference differences are expected.
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