Open AccessAssociation of the profile of individuals with cleft lip/palate with the beginning of orthopedic/ orthodontic treatment
Author(s) -
Maria Mônica Studart Mendes Moreira,
Pedro Diniz Rebouças,
Maria Lúcia Bonfim Chagas,
Luan Cartaxo Félix,
Paulo Goberlânio de Barros Silva,
Mário Rogério Lima Mota
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
rsbo./rsbo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-5685
pISSN - 1806-7727
DOI - 10.21726/rsbo.v14i2.644
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , foramen , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery
Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is the most frequent congenital malformation among the anomalies of the head and neck. The orthopedic/orthodontic treatment is included in the rehabilitation of these individuals, however there is no consensus in the literature regarding the ideal time for its beginning. Objective: To verify and characterize the profile of individuals with CLP treated at a reference hospital of the northeast of Brazil from 1998 to 2013 and its association with the beginning of the orthopedic/ orthodontic treatment. Material and methods: Through direct observation of medical records, panoramic radiograph, and study casts of 323 individuals, data regarding sex, cleft type, origin and age of beginning of the orthopedic/orthodontic treatment were surveyed and analyzed using the chi-square test, considering a 5% level of significance. Results: Most of the individuals had transforamen and the unilateral cleft was the most prevalent (p<0.05). No statistically significant differences occurred relating the beginning of the orthopedic/orthodontic treatment with geographic origin and sex of, although most of them have started treatment at late mixed dentition. Conclusion: Regardless of gender, origin, or cleft type, most patients started orthopedic treatment up to 12 years-old, an age considered ideal by most protocols. Unilateral and trans-foramen cleft were the most prevalent cleft types. post-foramen cleft affected more females, while trans-foramen cleft affected more males.