title: Prevalence of a soft tissue bridge in a sample of 2014 patients with complete unilateral clefts of the lip and palate.
abstract: This study examines the prevalence of a soft tissue bridge (Simonart's band) on 2014 Brazilian Caucasian patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCLP). A soft tissue bridge occurred in 19.6% of the subjects; 94.9% of the soft tissue bands had skin coverage. The presence of soft tissue bridges was unrelated to gender and the laterality of the cleft.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Pesquisa e Reabilitaçâo de Lesôes Lábio-Palatais, Universidade de Sâo Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Silva Filho
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cristovâo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Semb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D015995:Prevalence; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions