title: Comparative evaluation of prevalence of upper cervical vertebrae anomalies in cleft lip/palate patients: a retrospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The patients with cleft lip and palate have a higher risk of cervical vertebrae anomalies than do patients in general population. The aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of various upper cervical spine anomalies in different type of clefts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Lateral cephalograms of 128 patients (66 males, 62 females) with cleft lip and palate, and 125 (60 males, 65 females) non syndromic patients without cleft lip and palate were selected at random from archive. Cephalograms of the patients were traced and the diagnosis of any cervical vertebrae anomaly was noted. Anomalies were categorized as either: posterior arch deficiency or fusions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence of cervical vertebrae anomalies in the c lef t group was 20. 3% while it was 6.4% in the control group. Further cervical vertebrae anomalies were 16.6% in the CPO group, 19.1% in the BCLP group, and 22.2% in the UCLP group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A higher prevalence of cervical vertebrae anomalies was observed in cleft lip and palate patients. The prevalenc e obser ved is 3 times more in clef t group than c ontrol group. How to cite this article: Datana S, Bhalla A, Kumar P, Roy SK, Londhe S. Comparative Evaluation of Prevalence of Upper Cervical Vertebrae Anomalies in Cleft Lip/Palate Patients: A Retrospective Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2014;7(3):168-171.
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Army Dental Centre (R & R), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Datana
authors.affiliation: Graded Specialist, Department of Pedodontics, Army Dental Centre (R & R) New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Prasanna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Centre (R & R), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar Roy
authors.affiliation: Super Specialist and Consultant, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Army Dental Centre (R & R), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Londhe
keywords: Cleft lip and palate; Lateral cephalogram.; Upper cervical vertebrae anomalies