Anthropometric study of the upper lip of 1500 healthy children in Chengdu, Western China

Abstract The aim of this study was to measure and analyse morphological data about the upper lips of healthy children in Chengdu, Western China. The characteristics and patterns of growth and development of the upper lip may be helpful in guiding the treatment of cleft lip. A total of 1500 healthy c...

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Published in:British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery 2008-10, Vol.46 (7), p.554-560
Main Authors: Zhu, Lu-ying, Meng, Tian, Shi, Bing, Deng, Dian-zhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Cephalometry
Child
Child, Preschool
China
Cleft lip
Dentistry
Development
Ethnic Groups
Female
Humans
Lip - anatomy & histology
Lip - growth & development
Male
Medical sciences
Morphology
Nasal Cartilages - anatomy & histology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Surgery
Upper lip
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Summary:Abstract The aim of this study was to measure and analyse morphological data about the upper lips of healthy children in Chengdu, Western China. The characteristics and patterns of growth and development of the upper lip may be helpful in guiding the treatment of cleft lip. A total of 1500 healthy children aged between 2 and 12 were divided into 11 groups according to their age. Seven points on the upper lip were measured directly: the length from the alar base to the commissure, the length of the philtrum, the length from the tip of the Cupid's bow to the commissure, the width of one limb of the Cupid's bow, the length from the alar base to the central columella, the area of the unilateral upper lip, and the angle of the line of the alar base to the commissure and the line of the tip of the Cupid's bow to the commissure. Five aspects were significantly different among the groups: the length from the alar base to the commissure ( p = 0.04), the length from the tip of the Cupid's bow to the commissure ( p = 0.02), the width of the upper lip ( p = 0.02), the area adjacent to the lip ( p = 0.03), and the area of the unilateral upper lip ( p = 0.04). These data may be useful for reference to cleft lip repair.
ISSN:0266-4356
1532-1940
DOI:10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.02.014