Prevalence of hypomineralised second primary molars and molar incisor hypomineralisation in patients with cleft lip and/or palate.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hypomineralised second primary molars (HSPM) and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) in cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) patients.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of intraoral photographs of CL/P patients was done. All patients born between 2000 and 2011, and visiting the cleft team of the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, were included.

Type of Cleft and Socioeconomic Determinants for Increased Caries Risk Among Young Patients With Cleft Lip and/or Palate.

This study aimed to identify the predictive role of cleft type, ethnicity, adoption status, spoken language at home and parental education level on the caries risk in the primary dentition of patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). This knowledge is used to make an estimate on increased caries risk in young patients with CL/P. A retrospective analysis of data concerning dental caries and basic characteristics of patients with CL/P was done.

Poverty Dynamics and Caries Status in Young Adolescents.

Objectives: To investigate whether timing, accumulation and trajectories of poverty are associated with dental caries in young adolescents.

Methods: The study was conducted within the Generation R Study, which is an ongoing population-based prospective cohort study conducted in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This study included 2653 children.

Speech Outcomes after Delayed Hard Palate Closure and Synchronous Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients with Cleft Lip, Alveolus and Palate.

 The best timing of closure of the hard palate in individuals with cleft lip, alveolus, and palate (CLAP) to reach the optimal speech outcomes and maxillary growth is still a subject of debate. This study evaluates changes in compensatory articulatory patterns and resonance in patients with unilateral and bilateral CLAP who underwent simultaneous closure of the hard palate and secondary alveolar bone grafting (ABG).  A retrospective study of patients with nonsyndromic unilateral and bilateral CLAP who underwent delayed hard palate closure (DHPC) simultaneously with ABG at 9 to 12 years of age from 2013 to 2018.