{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T12:58:13Z","timestamp":1790600293359,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"The Angle Orthodontist (EH Angle Education & Research Foundation)","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,14]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>ABSTRACT<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess the midterm impact of the presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) technique on nasal symmetry in children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (CUCLP), from a submental perspective, following surgical repair.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Submental-view photographs from 39 children were analyzed: PNAM (n = 13), no PNAM (N-PNAM; n = 13), and age- and sex-matched controls (n = 13). CUCLP participants were 7\u20139 years old, had \u2265 6-year follow-up after primary repair, and were assessed prior to secondary alveolar bone grafting. Left-to-right ratios for nostril dome height, columella length, columella width, and alar width were compared using one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni post hoc tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Columella width was greater in PNAM (1.16 \u00b1 0.24) than N-PNAM (0.93 \u00b1 0.18;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .02; mean difference 0.23; 95% confidence interval = 0.07, 0.39). No between-groups differences were found for nostril dome height, columella length, or alar width (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; .05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After 6 years of follow-up, PNAM was associated with greater columella-width symmetry in children with CUCLP, while other nasal parameters were comparable among groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2319\/091525-769.1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,26]],"date-time":"2026-09-26T10:01:51Z","timestamp":1790416911000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Nasal symmetry after presurgical nasoalveolar molding in unilateral cleft lip and palate: a 6-year quantitative follow-up"],"prefix":"10.2319","author":[{"given":"Wasmiya","family":"AlHayyan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Specialist, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Ministry of Health, Kuwait."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Alkhamis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, Kuwait University, Kuwait."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abrar","family":"Alanzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Associate Professor, Department of Developmental & Preventive Sciences, College of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1164","container-title":["The Angle Orthodontist"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/angle-orthodontist.kglmeridian.com\/view\/journals\/angl\/aop\/article-10.2319-091525-769.1\/article-10.2319-091525-769.1.xml","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/angle-orthodontist.kglmeridian.com\/downloadpdf\/journals\/angl\/aop\/article-10.2319-091525-769.1\/article-10.2319-091525-769.1.xml","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T12:01:57Z","timestamp":1790596917000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/angle-orthodontist.kglmeridian.com\/view\/journals\/angl\/aop\/article-10.2319-091525-769.1\/article-10.2319-091525-769.1.xml"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,14]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2319\/091525-769.1","relation":{},"ISSN":["1945-7103","0003-3219"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1945-7103","type":"electronic"},{"value":"0003-3219","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,14]]}}}