Methods to quantify soft tissue-based cranial growth and treatment outcomes in children: a systematic review.

Context: Longitudinal assessment of cranial dimensions of growing children provides healthcare professionals with information about normal and deviating growth as well as treatment outcome.

Objective: To give an overview of soft tissue-based methods for quantitative longitudinal assessment of cranial dimensions in children until age 6 years and to assess the reliability of these methods in studies with good methodological quality.

Data Source: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL were searched.

Methods to quantify soft-tissue based facial growth and treatment outcomes in children: a systematic review.

Context: Technological advancements have led craniofacial researchers and clinicians into the era of three-dimensional digital imaging for quantitative evaluation of craniofacial growth and treatment outcomes.

Objective: To give an overview of soft-tissue based methods for quantitative longitudinal assessment of facial dimensions in children until six years of age and to assess the reliability of these methods in studies with good methodological quality.

Data Source: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus and CINAHL were searched.