Evaluation of the intercanine distance in newborns with cleft lip and palate using 3D digital casts

• Main Authors: Bianca Zeponi Fernandes Mello (Author), Viviane Mendes Fernandes (Author), Cleide Felicio Carvalho Carrara (Author), Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado (Author), Daniela Gamba Garib (Author), Thais Marchini Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this present study was to compare, by means of 3D digital casts, the anterior transverse dimension of the dental arch of newborns with and without cleft lip and palate. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample was composed of ninety-four children aged from 3 to 9 months divided int...