Open AccessCleft lip and palate and related factors: A 10 years study in university hospitalised patients at Mashhad - Iran
Author(s) -
Morteza Noorollahian,
Mohsen Nematy,
Atiyeh Dolatian,
Hengameh Ghesmati,
Saeed Akhlaghi,
Gholamreza Khademi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.172576
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , christian ministry , overweight , incidence (geometry) , medical record , family history , obesity , microsoft excel , dentistry , surgery , philosophy , physics , theology , optics , computer science , operating system
Oral-facial clefts including cleft lip and palate are the most common congenital malformations of the head and neck. Environmental factors such as maternal hormonal disorders, use of psychiatric medications, vitamin and folic acid deficiency, hypoxia, cigarette smoking and maternal obesity and overweight can affect the incidence of these disorders. In Iran, one of the associated problems is a lack of accurate statistics regarding the present status of the patients, which can cause a disturbance in the health programmes of Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The aim of this study was to report the status of 398 cases of cleft lip and palate in Sheikh and Imam Reza Hospitals of Mashhad over a 10-year period.