[Orofacial clefts in western Slovakia].

Orofacial clefts are relatively frequent inborn developmental defects. The objective of our study was to reveal the actual frequency of orofacial clefts in western Slovakia. From 390 404 liveborn children in Bratislava and the western Slovakian region in 1985-1999, 629 children with orofacial clefts were operated at a specialized department--the Clinic of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery of the Medical Faculty, Comenius University Bratislava.