Photographs of study casts: an alternative medium for rating dental arch relationships in unilateral cleft lip and palate. |
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| Authors: | Pieter J P M Nollet Christos Katsaros Martin A van 't Hof Catharina A M Bongaarts Gunvor Semb William C Shaw Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman |
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| Institution: | Department of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability of using photographs of study casts as an alternative to casts for rating dental arch relationships. DESIGN: Repeated-measures study. SETTING: Cleft Palate Center of the University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. PATIENTS: Records of children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) (n = 49) at the age of 9 years were included. MEAN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Statistics of intra- and interexaminer agreement. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the rating of dental casts and photographs of dental casts, using the Goslon Yardstick. CONCLUSIONS: Photographs of dental casts provide a consistent, reproducible method for rating dental arch relationships in patients with UCLP at the age of 9 years and provide a reliable alternative to the application of the Goslon Yardstick on dental casts. |
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