title: Oral health of individuals with cleft lip, cleft palate, or both.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the oral health of children with cleft lip and palate.
  
  
  METHODS
  DMFT (dmft) and DMFS (dmfs) were calculated on the basis of visual examination. Periodontal disease was assessed by classical clinical parameters: volume gain, bleeding, probing depth, loss of insertion, gingival recession. and calculus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-eight individuals aged 1 to 32 years took part in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The dmft was 2.91 (+/- 3.99) in the 1- to 5-year-old age group and 2.77 (+/- 3.15) in the 6- to 12-year-old group. The DMFT averages for the age groups of 6 to 12 years, 13 to 18 years, and 19 to 32 years were 1.87 (+/- 1.78), 6.46 (+/- 3.11), and 13.62 (+/- 6.51), respectively. A total of 5.3% of individuals presented a healthy periodontium, and 86.6% presented with gingivitis and 8% presented with periodontitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The dental and periodontal condition of individuals with cleft lip and palate was similar to the general population in the region in which this study was conducted. Good preventive measures should result in improved oral health similar to the general population and should be emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. emlages@zipmail.com.br
authors.forename: Elizabeth Maria Bastos
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Lages
authors.forename: Badeia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: Isabela Almeida
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Pordeus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index