da Silva Filho O G, Ramos A L, Abdo R C
Hospital de Pesquisa e Reabilitacao de Lesoes Labio-Palatais da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Angle Orthod. 1992 Winter;62(4):283-90. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1992)062<0283:TIOUCL>2.0.CO;2.
A sample of 97 untreated cleft lip and palate adult patients, with and without Simonart's band, was analyzed. The dimensions and form of the maxillary dental arches were analyzed. Comparison of this sample with a "normal" group indicated maxillary dental arch size and shape are distorted by the presence of a cleft which is characterized by a constriction that becomes more severe in the medial and anterior regions. The presence of Simonart's band affects the cleft arch form, redirecting the anterior extremity of the major segment towards the minor segment.
对97例未经治疗的成年唇腭裂患者样本进行了分析，这些患者有的有Simonart带，有的没有。对上颌牙弓的尺寸和形态进行了分析。将该样本与一个“正常”组进行比较，结果表明，腭裂的存在会使上颌牙弓的大小和形状发生畸变，其特征是牙弓狭窄，且在中间和前部区域更为严重。Simonart带的存在会影响腭裂牙弓的形态，使主要节段的前端转向次要节段。
