Archform in cleft palate--a computerized tomographic classification.
This prospective study was conducted in King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India amongst fifty cleft lip and palate cases to study the various arch forms. The maxillary arch form was traced from Computer Tomograph sections of all the cases pre and post-operatively. The various patterns of arch forms as observed from CT tracings exhibiting U & V shaped with sub-types denominated as posteriorly--convergent (c), divergent (d) and parallel (p). This simplified classification can be used in pediatric dentistry practice.
Provincial Health & Medical Services of the State of U.P. India.
S C
SC
Pandey
R K
RK
Pandey
S K
SK
Bhatnagar
K L
KL
Pradhan
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R
Pradhan
Satish
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Chandra
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000145:classification; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000145:classification*; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed