title: Anthropometrical measurements of the face in infants with bilateral clefts.
abstract: The anthropometric measurements of face were taken in 21 infants of 6-9 months (15 boys, 6 girls) with bilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate, prior to surgery. The control group consisted of 30 normal infants, without facial defects. In each child 9 measurements were performed. The comparative analysis revealed an underdevelopment of maxilla and mandible and an increase in nasal width in children with bilateral cleft lip and palate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Surgery, Medical University of Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Antoszewski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kruk-Jeromin
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology*