Prevalence of palatal and alveolar cysts in babies with cleft lip and palate.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the prevalence of palatal and alveolar cysts in babies with cleft lip and/or palate.


METHODS
Cross-sectional.


METHODS
Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC-USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.


METHODS
Two hundred ninety-one Caucasian babies divided into four groups according to the type of cleft: cleft lip with or without cleft alveolus (70), complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (112), complete bilateral cleft lip and palate (56), and cleft palate (53).


RESULTS
A low prevalence of palatal and alveolar cysts was observed among patients with the four different types of clefts, with no statistically significant difference between genders. The maxilla and the anterior area of the mouth were more affected than the mandible and the posterior area.


CONCLUSIONS
The low prevalence of palatal and alveolar cysts in the four groups of babies with clefts included in this study may have been due to the high mean age of the sample.
Alves
Karina Mirela Ribeiro Pinto
KM
Pedodontics of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of Sao Paulo (HRAC-USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
Peixoto
Virginia
V
Gomide
Márcia Ribeiro
MR
de Carvalho Carrara
Cleide Felício
CF
Costa
Beatriz
B
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*