Tooth disorders in the anterior region of the maxilla are very common among patients with cleft lip, alveolar bone and palate. The authors concentrate on dental disorders, erupting problems and root development, specifying dental anomalies - especially regarding the lateral incisor, central incisor and canine. Disorders may relate to the shape of the tooth, its location, size, number and they c...

One of the most frequent congenital malformations is cleft lip and/or palate. The above-mentioned defect is a serious medical and social problem, and knowledge concerning its incidence pictures the scale of this phenomenon. the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cleft lip and/or palate in children in Łódź during the period between 2001 and 2010. Material and methods. We were ab...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare nostril height, width, collumelar length, interalar distance and nostril symetry between unilateral complete cleft lip/palate patients undergoing nasoalveolar moulding (NAM) and incomplete cleft lip patients/palate with no need of presurgical moulding before and after cheiloplasty with primary nasal correction. Our study group included 18 patients...

An analysis was performed of patients with facial clefts notified between 1960 and 1982 to the Liverpool Congenital Malformations Registry. From 1960-82 there were 325 727 births in the area surveyed and 544 cases of facial clefting were notified. When 88 patients with recognised syndromes and multiple congenital anomalies were excluded, the overall prevalence of facial clefts alone was 1.4 per...

Cleft lip and palate are among the most common craniofacial anomalies of the human species causing considerable morbidity to affected individuals. The etiology of isolated or non-syndromic cleft lip and palate is complex and heterogeneous, and its occurrence is associated with the interaction of different genetic and environmental factors. To explore the genetic and environmental factors involv...

The aim of this study was to assess hypoplasia in permanent maxillary anterior dentition. The sample for this study consisted of 60 subjects divided into two groups: Group 1 consisted of 30 subjects with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate. Group 2 consisted of 30 subjects with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate (both males and females). Informed consent was taken from all patients. I...

congenital malformation (cm) will begin to emerge as one of the major childhood health problems .treatment and rehabilitation of children with congenital malformations are costly and complete recovery is usually impossible. the aim of this study was to determine frequency of cm in yazd central city of the islamic republic of iran to find out if there has been any difference in the rate and type...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a hereditary connective tissue disorder caused by abnormal collagen synthesis and presents with classic features of hyperextensibility, fragility of skin and joint hypermobility. It has not been commonly described as being associated with cleft lip and/or palate, and a literature search has disclosed only one case (1984) of type IV EDS with cleft lip and palate. ...

Kazakova, Irina, "Effects of Cleft Palate+/-Lip surgery and speech therapy on language development in children with cleft palate +/-lip.