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Measurement of the fetal mandible—feasibility and construction of a centile chart

Author(s) -

Chitty Lyn S.,

Campbell Stuart,

Altman Douglas G.

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

prenatal diagnosis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1097-0223

pISSN - 0197-3851

DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970130809

Subject(s) - medicine , chart , growth chart , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , dentistry , orthodontics , pregnancy , pediatrics , mathematics , statistics , biology , botany , genetics , genus

The prenatal diagnosis of micrognathia is usually based on a subjective impression of the size of the jaw when examining the fetal profile. We have constructed a centile chart for mandibular length between 12 and 27 post‐menstrual weeks in a cross‐sectional study of 184 fetuses. The application of this chart in clinical practice may permit a more objective diagnosis of micrognathia in the prenatal period.

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