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Dental anomalies in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20335565     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Significant heterogeneity has previously been reported but with no consensus on the prevalence of dental anomalies in subjects with a cleft lip and palate (CLP), thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of various dental anomalies in the upper dental arch in different cleft groups. Diagnostic records, i.e., panoramic, occlusal and periapical films, dental casts, and intra-oral photographs, of 122 subjects (mean age: 14 +/- 5 years; 67 males and 55 females) were grouped as either unilateral left cleft lip and palate (ULCLP), unilateral right cleft lip and palate (URCLP), bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP), or cleft palate (CP). Prevalence rates of 15 different dental anomalies were calculated for each group. Wilcoxon's test was used to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in the number of missing teeth between the right and left sides, in each cleft group. Overall, 96.7 percent of patients were found to have at least one dental anomaly. The most prevalent was agenesis in the anterior region on the cleft side (70.8-97.1 percent). There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of agenesis by cleft and non-cleft sides but only in the ULCLP group (P < 0.001). Significantly higher rates of impaction were observed in the anterior and premolar regions in the CLP groups (2.9-29.2 percent), with the highest rates in the anterior region on the cleft sides. A very high proportion of subjects were found to have at least one dental anomaly. Thus, the management of dental anomalies should be central to the treatment planning process of individuals with a cleft.
Authors:
M Okan Akcam; Sehrazat Evirgen; Ozge Uslu; Ufuk Toygar Memiko?lu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of orthodontics     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1460-2210     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Orthod     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-25     Completed Date:  2010-06-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7909010     Medline TA:  Eur J Orthod     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  207-13     Citation Subset:  D; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Cleft Lip / complications*
Cleft Palate / complications*
Female
Humans
Male
Retrospective Studies
Statistics, Nonparametric
Tooth Abnormalities / complications*
Young Adult

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