BACKGROUND/AIM There are close interactions among the developing oral cavity, pituitary gland, and central nervous system (CNS) in early embryonic life. In this study we aimed to screen endocrine abnormalities in patients with orofacial clefts in the neonatal period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-one patients with isolated orofacial median clefts wereincluded in the study. Pituitary, thyroid, ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between enlarged nuchal translucency (NT) and orofacial clefts. METHODS The pregnancy outcome of women who underwent an NT measurement between January 2000 and November 2008 was reviewed. All orofacial clefts detected prenatally and postnatally in karyotypically normal fetuses/infants were reviewed and a disti...

BACKGROUND Few epidemiological studies have explored the relationship between orofacial clefts and bronchodilators. We assessed whether mothers who used bronchodilators during early pregnancy were at an increased risk of delivering infants with orofacial clefts. METHODS We used National Birth Defects Prevention Study case-control data from mothers of 2711 infants with orofacial clefts and 648...

RESULTS: A total of 46,617 patients with orofacial clefts were identified, 14.6% with isolated cleft lip (CL), 51.7% with cleft lip and palate (CLP), and 33.7% with isolated cleft palate (CP). The incidence of patients requiring EFA increased from 2000 (3.7%) to 2012 (5.8%) (p<0.001). After controlling for comorbidities, the incidence was again found to increase throughout the study period (3.3...

The Utterances of the Cleft Palate Children -the Comparison between before and after Palatal SurgeryFumi MURAI Takayuki ARAI and Tomoe KIMURA Graduate Division of Foreign Studies, Sophia University 7-1Kioi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0094 Japan Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sophia University 7-1Kioi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0094 Japan Showa University Cleft Palate Team 1-5-8 ...

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1Speech Services, Ian Jackson Craniofacial and Cleft Palate Clinic, Neuroscience Program, Beaumont Health, 3535 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA 2Cleft Palate Clinic, Hospital Gea Gonzalez, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, 14000 Mexico City, DF, Mexico 3Hablarte e Integrarte, AC, Mimosa 33, 03300 Mexico City, DF, Mexico 4Center for Genetics and Genomics, Facultad de Medicina, Clinica Alemana, Uni...

A population-based case-control study was carried out in Norway between 1996 and 2001. The aim was to evaluate the association between maternal intake of vitamin A from diet and supplements and risk of having a baby with an orofacial cleft. Data on maternal dietary intake were available from 535 cases (188 with cleft palate only and 347 with cleft lip with or without cleft palate) and 693 contr...

RESULTS: A total of 46,617 patients with orofacial clefts were identified, 14.6% with isolated cleft lip (CL), 51.7% with cleft lip and palate (CLP), and 33.7% with isolated cleft palate (CP). The incidence of patients requiring EFA increased from 2000 (3.7%) to 2012 (5.8%) (p<0.001). After controlling for comorbidities, the incidence was again found to increase throughout the study period (3.3...

There is increasing evidence that dietary folic acid deficiency in utero may increase the risk of developing the 'cleft lip with or without cleft palate' (CL±P) variant of orofacial cleft. Coeliac disease is a common cause of folic acid malabsorption, and in the majority of cases remains undiagnosed. This pilot study assessed the seroprevalence of undiagnosed coeliac disease in a cohort of moth...