Quantification of Negative Aesthetic Ratings in Primary Unrepaired Unilateral Cleft Lip Infants by Modified Paired Comparison Method

Abstract

Objective

To quantify negative aesthetic ratings in primary unrepaired cleft lip infants by further refining our previously reported paired comparison method.

Design

The Thurstone paired comparison method was used to quantify negative aesthetic ratings of plaster facial models selected and ordered according to a table of paired random numbers.

Patients, Participants

A total of 30 facial models of unrepaired incomplete unilateral cleft lip infants were used in this study. Raters comprised 20 oral surgeons and anesthesiologists.

Results

Quantification of aesthetic ratings for the 30 face models of unrepaired incomplete unilateral cleft lip infants was obtained. The ratings ranged from 0 to 5.08.

Conclusion

Quantification of the aesthetic ratings for the 30 face models will be used as objective variables in a multivariate analysis in the third stage of this ongoing study.

Keywords

face plaster model quantification of aesthetic rating Thurstone paired comparison method unoperated unilateral cleft lip infants

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