Assessment of sella turcica area and skeletal maturation patterns of children with unilateral cleft lip and palate

Cesur, Emre; Altuğ, Ayşe Tuba; Toygar-Memikoğlu, Ufuk; Gumru‐Celikel, D.; Tagrikulu, Beyza; Erbay, Elif

doi:10.1111/ocr.12219

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“…Mean sella turcica depth was found to be 7.2 mm in their UCLP sample, which was identical to our mean of 7.2 mm in the control group, even though adult individuals were included in their study. Cesur et al, 11 did not find statistically significant differences in sella turcica area between children with UCLP and control children, although a tendency was seen. Our study however found a statistically significant difference.…”

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“…Cesur et al, 11 did not find statistically significant differences in sella turcica area between children with UCLP and control children, although a tendency was seen. Our study however found a statistically significant difference.…”

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“…It has also been found that children with UCLP have delayed skeletal maturity. 11,31,32 Whether which may indicate that a link is present between the sella turcica and maxillary and mandibular growth. This however remains to be elucidated.…”

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“…Bowers et al 16 found that children with UCLP tend to be shorter in stature. It has also been found that children with UCLP have delayed skeletal maturity 11,31,32 . Whether the dimensions of the sella turcica may vary in relation to the function of the pituitary gland remains an open question.…”

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“…In cases of non‐syndromic cleft lip and palate (CLP), a few studies have looked into the size and shape of the sella turcica 10‐15 . Results of these studies show that its size seems to be in general smaller than in non‐cleft individuals, 10,11,13,14 except in one study that shows the opposite 15 . Studies have also shown that sella shape is more frequently abnormal in individuals with CLP 10,12,14 …”

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Sella turcica morphometrics in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate

Antonarakis

Ghislanzoni

Scala

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Orthod Craniofacial Res

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Objective: To use morphometric methods to investigate the size and shape of the sella turcica in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). Setting and sample population: Fifty-six healthy children with non-syndromic UCLP, from a major paediatric teaching hospital, with lateral cephalograms taken prior to alveolar bone grafting, were compared with an age-and sex-matched control group of healthy children without orofacial clefts, with lateral cephalograms taken prior to orthodontic treatment. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, conventional measurements were performed on the sella turcica to measure width, height and area on lateral cephalograms. Sella shape was also analysed using 11 points defining the sella turcica contours, using geometric morphometrics. Procrustes superimposition was used to register all sella contour tracings to calculate average sella shape. Principal component analysis was applied to the residuals of the point coordinates, and principal components (PCs) of shape were extracted. Results: Statistically significant differences between the UCLP and control groups were found for sella posterior height, midpoint height, maximum height and area, where all of these were smaller in children with UCLP. Principal component analysis revealed that the first two PCs accounted for 84.7% of total shape variance. There was a statistically significant difference in sella shape between children with UCLP and control children. Conclusions: In children with UCLP, the sella turcica is shorter and with a smaller surface area when compared to matched non-cleft children. Moreover, sella turcica shape, when disregarding size, seems to differ to that of non-cleft children. K E Y W O R D S geometric morphometrics, sella turcica, unilateral cleft lip and palate 1 | INTRODUC TI ON The size and shape of the sella turcica has attracted some attention in the orthodontic literature, as it is readily visible on lateral cephalometric radiographs taken routinely for orthodontic diagnosis. Large variation has been seen both in the size and the shape of the sella turcica, 1-5 making the establishment of norms complicated.

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confidence: 80%