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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
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Craniofacial Characteristics In Parents Of Children With Non-syndromic Cleft Lip And/or Cleft Palate
Eman Fatani, BDS, MSc, Cert Ortho
Sulaiman E. S. Al Emrarv BDS, MSc, PhD Haffizuddin Shaikh, LDS, BDS, MDS Jamal Eldin Hassanairv FRCS,John McWilliams, BDS, MSc, PhD King Saud University, PO Box 41802, Riyadh 11531, KSA
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are differences in craniofacial morphology between parents of children with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate and normal controls with no family history of cleft in their families in a Saudi sample, that might possibly assist in devising a screening method that could identify an individual as "at-risk" in producing a child with a cleft. Lateral cephalometric radiographs were obtained from a study group consisting of 40 males and 40 females who have children with cleft deformity, and a control group of 32 males and 35 females who have no family history of clefts. A total of 10 landmarks were digitized for each individual by a custom-made computer program.
T-test, logistic regression analysis were applied to the data. Significant findings were obtained for both males and females of the experimental group. The fathers exhibited a shorter mandible, a shorter palate, an increased cranial base angle, increased gonial angle, Y axis angle and mandibular plane angle. The mothers showed increased lower facial height, a shorter mandible and a retrusive mid-face with a reduced SNA angle. Also, an increased Y-axis, gonial angle and palatal plane angle were found. |