title: The Eurocleft study: intercenter study of treatment outcome in patients with complete cleft lip and palate. Part 2: craniofacial form and nasolabial appearance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare craniofacial morphology and nasolabial appearance up to age 17 in individuals with repaired complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) treated at five European centers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Longitudinal cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multidisciplinary cleft services in Northern Europe.
  
  
  METHODS
  127 consecutively treated individuals with repaired complete UCLP.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cephalometric variables, 14 angular and 2 ratio variables, and panel ratings of nasolabial appearance, 4 variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results revealed that at ages 12 and 17, two centers had a flatter profile (gs-sn-pgs) and retrognathic maxilla (sss-ns-sms). Additionally, one of the two centers had increased lower face height. Ratings of nasolabial appearance showed more similarity between the centers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results confirm that systematic differences in craniofacial morphology and nasolabial appearance may occur between different cleft centers, but do not allow specific caused factors to be identified.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Department, Eastman Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. viveca.brattstrom@ftv.sll.se
authors.forename: Viveca
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brattström
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mølsted
authors.forename: Birte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prahl-Andersen
authors.forename: Gunvor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Semb
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005060:Europe; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric