introduction: treatment ofcleft lip and palate patients requires a multidisciplinary plan. these patients usually have a hypoplastic maxilla due to the prior surgical scars. orthognathic surgery to advance the maxilla in these patients is not very efficient; therefore, orthopedic interventions during an appropriate age seems to be essential.   case report: in this article, two cleft lip and pal...

AIM To assess the degree of facial symmetry in patients suffering from unilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate (UCLAP) by determining differences between the cleft and the non-cleft hemifaces from 3D surface data. PATIENTS AND METHODS In twenty-two 10-year-old UCLAP patients, who had the lip repaired using the Tennison-Randall technique and did not undergo further revisional surgery, differ...

This study investigated the prevalence of oral habits in children with clefts aged three to six years, compared to a control group of children without clefts in the same age range, and compared the oral habits between children with clefts with and without palatal fistulae. The sample was composed of 110 children aged 3 to 6 years with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate and 110 children wi...

Clefts of lip and palate are the most common congenital deformities involving the orofacial region. One of the immediate problems to be addressed in newborn is difficulty in feeding. Here, we present a case of 4month old infant with unilateral cleft lip and palate for whom feeding appliance was made.

OBJECTIVES This study aims to describe morphological peculiarities of maxillary and mandibular first molars in Europeans, Asians and Europeans with cleft lip and palate. MATERIAL AND METHODS Reflex microscopy was used to obtain three-dimensional morphometric landmarks from 40 models (11 Europeans and 13 Asians without cleft lip and palate, 16 Europeans with unilateral cleft lip and palate). T...

Tessier cleft no. 30 is a rare congenital anomaly. It may range in severity from median cleft of the upper and lower lip to cleft of the manubrium sterni involving the mandible, floor of the mouth, tongue, hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage and strap muscles. Ankyloglossia and median web in the neck extending from chin resulting in neck contracture are frequently found. This is a case report of medi...

The results of previous epidemiologic research on the possible association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and risk of oral clefts in offspring have been inconsistent. This may be due in part to methodological limitations, including imprecise measurement of tobacco use, failure to consider etiologic heterogeneity among types of oral clefts, and confounding. This analysis, based on a l...

Clinical outcomes in children born with a cleft lip and palate (CLP) have been an area of interest for orthodontists for a number of years. Whilst tools for measurement of these outcomes are available, there is no widely accepted measure of initial cleft severity and no known quantitative indices. Therefore, the potential influence of initial severity remains unmeasured and largely ignored. The...

THE OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was evaluation of metal ions (nickel and chromium) released from orthodontic appliances in cleft lip and palate patients and the usefulness of non-invasive matrices (saliva and hair). MATERIALS AND METHODS The material studied consisted of 100 individuals, including 59 females and 41 males of 5 to 16 years of age, which were divided into 3 groups: experiment...

BACKGROUND Children with cleft lip and palate are at risk for psychological problems. Difficulties in mother-child interactions may be relevant, and could be affected by the timing of lip repair. METHOD We assessed cognitive development, behaviour problems, and attachment in 94 infants with cleft lip (with and without cleft palate) and 96 non-affected control infants at 18 months; mother-infa...