Prevalence of caries in Brazilian children with cleft lip andor palate, aged 6 to 36 months

AUTOR(ES)

Moura, Agda Maria de, Andre, Marcia, Lopez, Margareth Torrecillas, Dias, Reinaldo Brito e

FONTE

Braz. oral res.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

09/04/2013

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of caries in children with cleft lip and∕or palate aged 6-36 months of life. This study was conducted at the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, Brazil. A total of 143 children were selected (73 male, 70 female), all of whom had at least two erupted teeth. The children were distributed as follows: 88 had cleft lip and palate, 35 had cleft palate, 20 had cleft lip. Dental caries disease was diagnosed according to criteria set by the World Health Organization. It was observed that 18.9% of the study children had caries. No correlation between prevalence of caries and gender or type of cleft was observed. Mean dmf-t was 0.47. The prevalence of caries was higher in the upper arch, and the most affected tooth was the central incisor (p = 0.001). Children with cleft lip and∕or palate did not have high caries indices.

Documentos Relacionados

• Carie prevalence in children with cleft lip and/or palate aged 6 to 36 months
• FOXE1 association with both isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and isolated cleft palate
• Cleft lip and palate, lower lip pits, and limb deficiency defects.
• Genome Scan for Loci Involved in Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate, in Chinese Multiplex Families
• Frequency of Cancer in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate in the Brazilian Population