Effects of cleft lip and palate on the development of permanent upper central incisors: a cone-beam computed tomography study

摘要

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate 1. the differences among the cleft sides of unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) patients, non-cleft sides of the same UCLP patients and well matched control patients in the root development and position of permanent upper central incisors and 2. possible gender differences.