title: Dental arch relationship outcomes in children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate treated at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To (1) audit dental arch relationships of all children born between 1982 and 1999 with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) treated at the Cleft Lip and Palate Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH), Perth, Western Australia, (2) assess the distribution of GOSLON ratings from dental casts taken at 9 years, (3) compare the 9-year GOSLON ratings for "High" and "Low" caseload surgeons, and (4) compare the 9-year PMH GOSLON ratings with published ratings from other units.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective audit of dental casts and medical charts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dental casts were retrieved for 71 children (47 boys and 24 girls) at 9 years of age.
  
  
  METHODS
  GOSLON ratings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-eight percent of patients had an excellent to satisfactory dental arch relationship (GOSLON Yardstick ratings 1 to 3) at 9 years with a mean rating of 2.85. High caseload surgeons achieved statistically better mean GOSLON ratings than low caseload surgeons (2.72 and 3.33, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PMH Cleft Unit's dental arch relationship outcomes are comparable to published series of units using similar treatment protocols. High caseload surgeons achieved better dental arch relationships than low caseload surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Southall
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gillett
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014904:Western Australia