title: An epidemiologic study of lip and palate clefts from a Brazilian reference hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the distribution of several types of clefts among adolescents and adults receiving treatment at the Center for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Unifenas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total 154 untreated patients of low socioeconomic means with cleft lips and/or palates, without additional malformations, who came to the Center for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies for treatment were analyzed, and clinical and socioeconomic variables were detailed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A predominance of complete cleft lip and palate, either unilateral or bilateral, was observed (52.60%), followed by isolated cleft lip (33.12%) and isolated cleft palate (14.28%). A discrete relationship between cleft palate and the female gender was noticed, and males were more affected by other types of clefts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Non-Caucasian males with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate constituted the main profile of affected individuals.
authors.affiliation: Dental School, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. hmjunior2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hercílio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martelli-Júnior
authors.forename: Paulo Rogério Ferreti
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Bonan
authors.forename: Rodrigo Coleto
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Daniella Reis
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Mário Sérgio Oliveira
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Swerts
authors.forename: Ricardo Della
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Coletta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult