Publications by authors named "Gudrun Stalhand"
Objective: The aim of this study was to provide a nationally representative assessment of orthognathic procedures performed in hospitalised patients in Sweden and study regional differences in prevalence, demographic parameters and hospitalisation time.
Material And Methods: From the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's register, all the patients undergoing orthognathic surgery between 2010 and 2014 were identified. Outcome variables were categorised into: (1) Surgical methods and regional distribution (2) Demographic variations (3) Hospitalisation time.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to validate data from the Swedish Quality Registry for Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) using new assessment methods introduced in 2016.
- The sample consisted of 97 blinded study casts and 4 photos of 5-year-old children with unilateral CLP, evaluated by 14 orthodontists using the 5-year-old (5YO) and Modified Huddart and Bodenham (MHB) indices.
- Results showed a strong interrater agreement among orthodontists, with 70.5% total agreement for the 5YO index and 93.4% for the MHB index when compared to original registry data, indicating the registry data's reliability.