Chronology and sequence of eruption of the permanent teeth in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.
OBJECTIVE
To establish the chronology and sequence of eruption of the permanent teeth in subjects with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.


METHODS
Cross-sectional. Data on children presenting complete cleft lip and palate were evaluated.


METHODS
The study was carried out at the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.


METHODS
The sample comprised 477 patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate, aged 5 to 14 years. Of these patients, 166 were girls and 311 were boys.


RESULTS
The girls presented, for all maxillary and mandibular teeth, a smaller mean age of eruption than the boys. The maxillary lateral incisor and cuspid adjacent to the cleft presented significantly higher mean ages of eruption than their homologous teeth on the noncleft side.
de Carvalho Carrara
Cleide Felício
CF
Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRCA-USP), Bauru, SP, Brazil. cleidecarrara@uol.com.br
de Oliveira Lima
José Eduardo
JE
Carrara
Carlos Eduardo
CE
Gonzalez Vono
Bernardo
B
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014078:Tooth Eruption