[Selected measurements of the skull in children with cleft defects of the face].

Abstract

In available literature there are many controversion ablut influence of cleft of face on her development. In 48 children with cleft palate and in 45 children with Pierre Robin syndrome on estimated the next measurements: a) the lenght of the skull, b) the length of the anterior fossa cranii , c) the relative length of the maxilla, d) the height of the face, e) the relative length of mandible, f) the angle of the mandible. In children with Pierre-Robin syndrome there was decreased the length of mandible and the length of the anterior fossa cranii and increased the height of face. In children with cleft palate there was decreased the lenght of the maxilla.