Assessment of the Facial Soft Tissue Thickness of the Patients Affected by Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography

Celikoglu M., Buyuk S. K., Sekerci A. E.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.26, no.5, pp.1647-1651, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000001815
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1647-1651
  • Keywords: Cone beam computed tomography, soft tissue thickness, unilateral cleft lip and palate, ASYMMETRY, PROFILE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the soft tissue thickness of the patients affected by unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and to compare the findings with a matched control group without cleft using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).