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Craniofacial cephalometric morphology in 8‐year‐old children with operated sagittal synostosis
Author(s) -
Heliövaara A.,
Vuola P.,
Hukki J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
orthodontics and craniofacial research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1601-6343
pISSN - 1601-6335
DOI - 10.1111/ocr.12056
Subject(s) - craniofacial , medicine , cranial vault , synostosis , sagittal plane , craniosynostosis , orthodontics , dentistry , cephalometry , craniosynostoses , skull , anatomy , psychiatry
Structured Abstract Objectives To evaluate cephalometrically craniofacial morphology in children with operated sagittal synostosis and to compare the findings with age‐ and sex‐matched controls. Setting and Sample Population Forty‐two children (37 boys) with operated primary sagittal synostosis were compared retrospectively with age‐ and sex‐matched controls from lateral cephalograms taken at a mean age of 8.1 (range 7.0–8.9) years. Material and Methods The operations had been performed between the ages of 2 months and 6.3 years at three F innish hospitals. The surgical methods included strip craniectomy, pi‐plasty and cranial vault expansion. A paired S tudent's t ‐test and P earson's correlation analysis were used in the statistical analyses. Results Children with operated sagittal synostosis had wide cranial base angles and their mandibles were retrognathic with labially inclined lower incisors relative to the controls. Age at craniosynostosis operation did not correlate with the cranial base angle. Conclusion This study suggests that children with operated sagittal synostosis have minor distinctive morphological features in the cranial base and mandible. Orthodontic evaluation of craniofacial growth is recommended.