Volume : 6, Issue : 11, November - 2017

Correlation of GOSLON yardstick scoring and lateral cephalometric parameters in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients

Dr. S. Babukuttan Pillai, Dr. Litty Francis

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">OBJECTIVE:</span></b><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"> The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cephalometric validity of Goslon yardstick in non-syndromic complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">MATERIALS AND METHODS:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> The sample consists of lateral cephalograms and study models of 49 complete, non-syndromic, skeletal Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate patients. The study models were assigned anonymous numbers and were then scored according to the Goslon yardstick by three investigators separately.&nbsp; A total of 19 hard tissue (17 skeletal and 2 dental) cephalometric measurements were assessed. <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to determine intra-examiner correlation cephalometric measurements. </span>The intra- and inter- examiner reliability of GOSLON yardstick was checked by using Cohen&rsquo;s weighted kappa statistics. The correlation between Goslon yardstick and cephalometric parameters was analyzed by Spearman&rsquo;s rank correlation test. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;RESULTS: </span></b><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The mean age of the sample was 14.73 +- 3.99 years. A highly significant strong correlation was found to exist between the Goslon yardstick and cephalometric parameters for sagittal maxillo-mandibular relation. The vertical parameters; Gonial angle and FMA; showed a positive, moderate association.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The association between the Goslon score and the lateral cephalometric parameters proved the robustness of Goslon yardstick.<o:p></o:p></span></p>