Covariation Between Palatal Shape and Craniofacial Morphology in Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip, Alveolus, and Palate: A Geometric Morphometric Study
Marek Skotarski, Andrzej Brudnicki, Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Piotr S. Fudalej · 2026
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Marek Skotarski, Piotr Fudalej, and two co-authors test whether palate shape mirrors face shape in cleft children. Their study, from twenty twenty-six, covers complete one-sided cleft lip and palate. Forty-eight children, averaging near ten years old, supplied mouth casts and head X-rays. Hundreds of landmarks map both the palate and the wider face.
A paired analysis asks if the two shapes move together. The overall link falls short of statistical proof. The strongest paired pattern explains under a third of the shared variation. Re-sampling shows that pattern is only partly stable. Palate form, the authors conclude, does not faithfully mirror the whole face in these children.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marek Skotarski, Andrzej Brudnicki, Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Piotr S. Fudalej |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |