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Table 4 Perception of participants towards success of repair and the need for corrective surgery

From: Evaluation of facial appearance in patients with repaired cleft lip and palate: comparing the assessment of laypeople and healthcare professionals

Feature

Orthodontists

Plastic surgeons

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons

Laypeople

P value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Success of repair

5.7 ± 1

4 ± 1.3

4.7 ± 1.2

6.3 ± 1.2

0.001

Need for corrective surgery

3.8 ± 2.4

4.4 ± 1

3.4 ± 1.8

2.5 ± 1.1

0.03