title: Occlusal assessment in surgically assisted unilateral cleft lip and palate patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of occlusal changes in individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate (CLP). The study was conducted on study cast models of 25 subjects, 14 men and 11 women aged from 7 to 20 years, without previous orthodontic treatment and with surgical repair carried out at São Marcos Hospital, Teresina, Piauí State, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cast models were assessed by three orthodontists based on the occlusal scores established by Atack et al., whose scores range from 1 to 5, according to the magnitude of transverse and sagittal changes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intra and inter-observer reproducibility of occlusal scores was satisfactory and statistically significant according to the Spearman correlation test with significance level set at 5%. With regard to the distribution of occlusal scores, 30.67% of the subjects achieved scores 1 and 2, 22% score 3 and 47.53% achieved scores 4 and 5.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Four was the score most frequently assigned by the observers, disclosing a high degree of transverse and sagittal disorders in the occlusion of patients.
authors.forename: Leanne Matias Portela
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Marcus Vinicius Neiva Nunes
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: do Rego
authors.forename: Cosme José Albergaria
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: da Silva Filho
authors.forename: Leopoldino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capelozza Filho
authors.forename: Mauricio de Almeida
authors.initials: Mde A
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000254:growth & development*; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cleft lip; Growth; Malocclusion