Occlusal characteristics and oral health-related quality of life in adults operated due to sagittal synostosis in childhood: a case-control study with 26 years of follow-up.

Purpose: The aim of this case-control study was to investigate occlusal characteristics, received orthodontic treatment, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), and satisfaction with dental esthetics in adults operated due to sagittal synostosis.

Methods: The study group consisted of 40 adults (25 males, 15 females, mean age 27.4 years, range 18-41) who were operated due to isolated sagittal synostosis in childhood.

Appearance or attitude: what matters to craniosynostosis patients? Association of self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and facial aesthetics in patients with sagittal and metopic synostosis.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of depressive symptoms and self-esteem, and their association with facial asymmetry in adults who were operated on in early childhood due to metopic and sagittal craniosynostosis.

Methods: The study population consisted of 49 non-syndromic patients of whom 41 had premature fusion of the sagittal and 8 of metopic suture. There were 64 controls from the Finnish National Register.

Outcomes of 40 Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis Patients as Adults: A Case-Control Study With 26 Years of Postoperative Follow-up.

Background: While sagittal synostosis is the most common craniosynostosis, long-term follow-up of these patients is lacking.

Objective: To evaluate the results of surgical management of those patients with sagittal synostosis who attain adulthood.

Methods: An outcome study of surgically treated isolated sagittal synostosis patients operated between 1977 and 1998 was conducted at the Craniofacial Center of Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland with an average follow-up time of 26.