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Spheno-occipital synchondrosis in three-month-old children with clefts of the lip and palate: a radiographic study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8280735     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The literature has been focused on differences in craniofacial form and dimension in cleft lip and palate patients. No attention has been given to possible alterations in the spheno-occipital synchondrosis although the synchondrosis is regarded as an important maturity and growth center. The purpose of the present investigation was to examine if the spheno-occipital synchondrosis in children born with major complete clefts differs on lateral radiographs from that of children born with minor incomplete clefts. Fifty-seven three-month-old children with complete clefts of the lip, alveolus and palate and 42 three-month-old children with minor incomplete clefts of the lip were included in the study. The results of the comparison showed that children with complete major clefts had a broader spheno-occipital synchondrosis compared to children with a minor incomplete cleft of the lip, and that the distance from the superior part of the synchondrosis to the sella point was shorter in children with complete clefts. These findings could be related to a defect or a delay in maturity in the early development of the cartilaginous cranial base in children with major clefts.
Authors:
K Mølsted; I Kjaer; E Dahl
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1055-6656     ISO Abbreviation:  Cleft Palate Craniofac. J.     Publication Date:  1993 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-02-15     Completed Date:  1994-02-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9102566     Medline TA:  Cleft Palate Craniofac J     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  569-73     Citation Subset:  D; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alveolar Process / abnormalities,  pathology,  radiography
Cartilage / pathology,  radiography
Cephalometry / methods
Cleft Lip / pathology,  radiography*
Cleft Palate / pathology,  radiography*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Occipital Bone / pathology,  radiography*
Sella Turcica / pathology,  radiography
Skull / pathology,  radiography
Sphenoid Bone / pathology,  radiography*

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