Abstract
Objective
To investigate the reliability of using photographs of study casts as an alternative to casts for rating dental arch relationships.
Design
Repeated-measures study.
Setting
Cleft Palate Center of the University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Patients
Records of children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) (n = 49) at the age of 9 years were included.
Mean Outcome Measure(s)
Statistics of intra- and interexaminer agreement.
Results
No significant differences were found between the rating of dental casts and photographs of dental casts, using the Goslon Yardstick.
Conclusions
Photographs of dental casts provide a consistent, reproducible method for rating dental arch relationships in patients with UCLP at the age of 9 years and provide a reliable alternative to the application of the Goslon Yardstick on dental casts.
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