OBJECTIVE   To evaluate nasal symmetry using three-dimensional photogrammetry following primary tip rhinoplasty with or without an internal splint in patients with unilateral complete cleft lip/palate. DESIGN   We captured three-dimensional images of patients with unilateral complete cleft lip/palate who underwent nasolabial repair by rotation-advancement of the lip and primary tip rhinoplast...

background oral cleft is the most common orofacial congenital anomaly among live births. this anomaly at birth is one of the main causes of children disability and mortality.  congenital heart disease (chd) is one of the most common anomalies in oral clefts.  this study aimed to assess the incidence of congenital heart diseases anomalies in newborns with oral clefts. materials and methods this ...

OBJECTIVE To identify the frequency of different types of oral clefts and presence of known risk factors among patients. METHODS The retrospective review of 292 patients, presenting with oral clefts between 1992 and 2011, was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. A pre-designed questionnaire was used to collect details, including demographics, type of cleft, presence of know...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to improve and evaluate cleft lip/palate face models to give support information to the parents whose children have cleft lip/palate. MATERIAL AND METHOD Cleft lip/palate face models are made from a mold of about the same size as a child'head using rubber, wood and silicone and can be separated into parts to match the severity of the disease. The auth...

Introduction: Children with cleft lip and/or palate are at increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea. The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in this population is unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of obstructive symptoms and obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis in the cleft population. We hypothesized that obstructive symptoms present more frequently in children wit...

INTRODUCTION From an epidemiological point of view, non-syndromic orofacial clefts are the most common oral congenital deformities worldwide. OBJECTIVE Family histories were traced and socioeconomic risk factors were identified for non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate. MATERIAL AND METHODS A case-control study was carried out with 208 cases of non-syndromic cleft lip with or...

introduction: facial deformities and aesthetic and functional anomalies in children may be a cause of real distress in families. problems faced by parents in coping with a child’s anomaly can be upsetting and lead parents to exhibit over-severe behavior. the present study was conducted in order to study the effect of happiness program on the happiness of the mothers of children with a cleft lip...

In a fraction of patients surgically treated for cleft lip/palate, excessive scarring disturbs maxillary growth and dento-alveolar development. Since certain genes are involved in craniofacial morphogenesis as well as tissue repair, a primary defect causing cleft lip/palate could lead to altered wound healing. We performed in vitro wound healing assays with primary lip fibroblasts from 16 cleft...

Dental reconstruction in the cleft space is difficult in some patients with cleft lip and palate because of oronasal fistulas. Most of these patients receive a particle cancellous bone marrow (PCBM) graft to close the alveolar cleft, and secondary bone grafting is also required. Treatment options for the alveolar cleft including fixed or removable prostheses require the preparation of healthy t...