Open AccessPrevalence of Dental Anomalies in the Patient with Cleft Lip and Palate Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Leeza Pradhan,
Pramila Shakya,
Swosti Thapa,
Kiran Nakarmi,
Anjana Maharjan,
Reshu Agrawal Sagtani,
Shankar Man
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5149
Subject(s) - medicine , dental anomalies , dentistry , supernumerary , agenesis , incidence (geometry) , orthodontics , dentition , surgery , physics , optics
Dental anomaly is one of the major problems in a child born with cleft lip and palate. These anomalies have deleterious effects on the dentition leading to aesthetic problems, impairment of mastication andimproper phonation. The aim of our study was to find out the prevalence of dental anomalies in patient with cleft lip and/or palate radiographically.