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Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment

Objective: To evaluate the development of the craniofacial region in healthy infants and analyze the asymmetry pattern in the first year of life. Methods: The participants were grouped by sex and age (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months) to receive three-dimensional (3D) photographs. Stereoscopic craniofac...

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Autores principales: Lo, Ai-Lun, Hallac, Rami R., Chen, Shih-Heng, Hsu, Kai-Hsiang, Wang, Sheng-Wei, Chen, Chih-Hao, Lien, Rei-Yin, Lo, Lun-Jou, Chou, Pang-Yun
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9564900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36231433
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912133
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author Lo, Ai-Lun
Hallac, Rami R.
Chen, Shih-Heng
Hsu, Kai-Hsiang
Wang, Sheng-Wei
Chen, Chih-Hao
Lien, Rei-Yin
Lo, Lun-Jou
Chou, Pang-Yun
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Hallac, Rami R.
Chen, Shih-Heng
Hsu, Kai-Hsiang
Wang, Sheng-Wei
Chen, Chih-Hao
Lien, Rei-Yin
Lo, Lun-Jou
Chou, Pang-Yun
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description Objective: To evaluate the development of the craniofacial region in healthy infants and analyze the asymmetry pattern in the first year of life. Methods: The participants were grouped by sex and age (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months) to receive three-dimensional (3D) photographs. Stereoscopic craniofacial photos were captured and transformed into a series of craniofacial meshes in each group. The growth patterns of the anthropometric indices and the degree of craniofacial asymmetry were measured, and average craniofacial meshes and color-asymmetry maps with craniofacial asymmetry scores were calculated. Results: A total of 373 photographs from 66 infants were obtained. In both genders, the highest and lowest growth rates for all anthropometric indices were noted between 1 and 2 months and between 9 and 12 months, respectively. Overall, male infants had higher anthropometric indices, head volume, and head circumference than female infants. The craniofacial asymmetry score was presented with a descending pattern from 1 to 12 months of age in both sex groups. Both sex groups showed decreased left-sided laterality in the temporal-parietal-occipital region between 1 and 4 months of age and increased right frontal-temporal prominence between 6 and 12 months of age. Conclusions: A longitudinal evaluation of the craniofacial growth of healthy infants during their first year of life was presented.
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spelling pubmed-95649002022-10-15 Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment Lo, Ai-Lun Hallac, Rami R. Chen, Shih-Heng Hsu, Kai-Hsiang Wang, Sheng-Wei Chen, Chih-Hao Lien, Rei-Yin Lo, Lun-Jou Chou, Pang-Yun Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objective: To evaluate the development of the craniofacial region in healthy infants and analyze the asymmetry pattern in the first year of life. Methods: The participants were grouped by sex and age (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months) to receive three-dimensional (3D) photographs. Stereoscopic craniofacial photos were captured and transformed into a series of craniofacial meshes in each group. The growth patterns of the anthropometric indices and the degree of craniofacial asymmetry were measured, and average craniofacial meshes and color-asymmetry maps with craniofacial asymmetry scores were calculated. Results: A total of 373 photographs from 66 infants were obtained. In both genders, the highest and lowest growth rates for all anthropometric indices were noted between 1 and 2 months and between 9 and 12 months, respectively. Overall, male infants had higher anthropometric indices, head volume, and head circumference than female infants. The craniofacial asymmetry score was presented with a descending pattern from 1 to 12 months of age in both sex groups. Both sex groups showed decreased left-sided laterality in the temporal-parietal-occipital region between 1 and 4 months of age and increased right frontal-temporal prominence between 6 and 12 months of age. Conclusions: A longitudinal evaluation of the craniofacial growth of healthy infants during their first year of life was presented. MDPI 2022-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9564900/ /pubmed/36231433 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912133 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hallac, Rami R.
Chen, Shih-Heng
Hsu, Kai-Hsiang
Wang, Sheng-Wei
Chen, Chih-Hao
Lien, Rei-Yin
Lo, Lun-Jou
Chou, Pang-Yun
Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment
title Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment
title_full Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment
title_fullStr Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment
title_short Craniofacial Growth and Asymmetry in Newborns: A Longitudinal 3D Assessment
title_sort craniofacial growth and asymmetry in newborns: a longitudinal 3d assessment
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9564900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36231433
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912133
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