An epidemiologic study of lip and palate clefts from a Brazilian reference hospital.
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.
Martelli-Júnior
Hercílio
H
Dental School, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. hmjunior2000@yahoo.com
Bonan
Paulo Rogério Ferreti
PR
Santos
Rodrigo Coleto
RC
Barbosa
Daniella Reis
DR
Swerts
Mário Sérgio Oliveira
MS
Coletta
Ricardo Della
RD
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