순ㆍ구개열 환자의 두부규격방사선사진상을 이용한 친자간의 유사성에 관한 연구

A STUDY ON THE CEPHALOMETRIC SIMILARITY BETWEEN PARENTS AND OFFSPRING IN CLEFT LIP WITH OR WITHOUT PALATE

The purpose of this study was to determine whether any similarity existed in craniofacial morphology between parents and offspring in cleft lip with or without cleft palate. Thirty three measurements of the various regions of cranium and face were obtained from lateral cephalometric radiograms in 28 families comprising 28 fathers, 28 mothers and 28 cleft patients. The measurements of cleft patients were compared with those of their fathers, mothers and midparents. The obtained results were as follows: 1. There were similar measurements between the cleft patients and their fathers; rama1 height(Ar-Go), mandibular angle(∠MP-RP). 2. There were similar measurements between the cleft patients and their mothers; cranial base angle(∠NSBa), relation of maxilla to the cranial base(∠SNA), relation of maxilla to the cranial base(soft tissue:∠BaN'Sn), angle of inferior border of mandible(∠SNL-MP) and convexity of nose apex(soft tissue:∠N'PmPog'). 3. There were similar measurements between the cleft patients and their midparents; ramal height (Ar-Go), cranial base angle( ∠NSBa), relation of maxilla to the cranial base(soft tissue: ∠BaN'Sn), Y axis angle(∠NSGn) and mandibular angle(∠MP-RP). 4. There was no similar measurements between the cleft patients and their fathers and mothers simultaneously.