Three-Dimensional Analysis Techniques—Part 1: Three-Dimensional Soft-Tissue Analysis of 24 Adult Cleft Palate Patients following Le Fort I Maxillary Advancement: A Preliminary Report
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Three-Dimensional Analysis Techniques—Part 1: Three-Dimensional Soft-Tissue Analysis of 24 Adult Cleft Palate Patients following Le Fort I Maxillary Advancement: A Preliminary Report
The three-dimensional, facial soft-tissue changes of 24 patients with various cleft types following transpalatal Le Fort I osteotomy were measured using laser scanning techniques, radial measurements, and a color millimetric scale. There was a varying degree of midface retrusion in the different cleft groups, and a very similar pattern of retrusion over the nasal complex. Each group of patients showed a varying degree of relapse postsurgically, but there was a failure in all the cleft groups to correct the lack of nasal projection.
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