Analysis of facial skeleton shape in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate: Geometric morphometry

Abstract

The study is based on a follow-up of X-ray films of UCLP patients.With the help of Geometric PCA for Bookstein's coordinates we found individuals with different shapes who develop abnormally during puberty and whose development is not well predictable.

Keywords

• cleft lip and palate
• repositioning of nasal septum
• geometric morphometry
• Bookstein coordinates
• TPS method
• PCA