Should left‐ and right‐sided unilateral cleft lip and palate patients be grouped together when reporting the outcomes?
Manar Al‐Hassani,
Peter Fowler,
Yvonne Wren
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesInvestigate associations between cleft laterality in patients with non‐syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and oral‐health, dental‐arch, speech, audiological, psychological and nasolabial‐aesthetic outcomes.MethodsSecondary data analysis of the outcomes of 5‐year‐old children with non‐syndromic complete UCLP identified from three studies: Cleft Collective (n = 155), Cleft Care UK (CCUK) (n = 266) and Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG) study (n = 238). Outcome measures included occl… Show more
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