Cleft lip and palate is the most common congenital facial anomaly in children, which can affect appearance, speech, hearing, growth, psychosocial wellbeing and social integration. This article provides an overview of the condition for the benefit of all health-care professionals.
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Introduction: This descriptive study investigated the immediate individual effects of intensive group speech intervention on speech, health-related quality of life, and satisfaction in adolescents born with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP ± L) in the Philippines.
Methods: Four Filipino adolescents with a repaired CP ± L (age range = 17 to 23 years) were included. They presented with at least one cleft-related speech sound error.
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Department of Orofacial Sciences and Orthodontics, Division of Craniofacial Anomalies, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the alveolar bone support of teeth adjacent to the cleft site in individuals with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (CLP) who have undergone either orthodontic space closure or space opening for missing lateral incisors. A cross-sectional retrospective study. University orthodontic clinic serving individuals with CLP.
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Laboratory for Oral Molecular Biology, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern, 3010, Switzerland.
Background: Epidemiologic data on the number of cleft lip and/or palate (orofacial cleft (OFC)) births in Switzerland are currently sparse. However, this knowledge is essential for better understanding the etiologies underlying the various cleft phenotypes and providing expectant parents with the best possible healthcare planning and counseling.
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Putting 'STOP' to Excess Caries of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients.
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Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies(MRIIRS), Faridabad, India; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, India.
Background: Cleft lip with/without palate (CL/P) patients require multiple interdisciplinary procedures at different phases of their life. CL/P patients have a high burden of care that has financial repercussion, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Lowering preventable diseases such as caries can mitigate this challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Nasal endoscopic treatment for nasal deformity secondary to unilateral cleft lip and palate using septal cartilage and bone].
Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Linyi People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong Second Medical University, Linyi276003, China.
To explore the surgical methods and treatment outcomes of nasal endoscopic surgery for nasal deformity secondary to unilateral cleft lip and palate, combined with nasal septal deviation, using nasal septal cartilage and bone. Eleven patients who underwent surgical treatment for unilateral cleft lip and palate secondary to nasal deformity in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong Second Medical University, from March 2021 to March 2023, were retrospectively analyzed. The cohort included 8 males and 3 females, aged (22.
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