title: Periodontal Status Among Patients With Cleft Lip (CL), Cleft Palate (CP) and Cleft Lip, Alveolus and Palate (CLAP) In Chennai, India. A Comparative Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Long term health of the stomatognathic system as well as esthetic aspects is the therapeutic goals in patients with oro facial clefts.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess and compare the periodontal status of patients with cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP) and cleft lip, alveolus and palate (CLAP) reporting to a hospital in Chennai, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group consisted of 80 cleft patients. Subjects were divided into three groups. Group 1: patients with cleft lip (CL), Group 2: subjects with cleft palate (CP) and Group 3: subjects with cleft lip alveolus and palate (CLAP). Community Periodontal Index for Treatment needs CPITN Index was recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 80 study subjects, 51 (63.8%) were males and 29 (36.2%) were females. Among the 26 study subjects with cleft lip, 10 (38.5%) had healthy periodontium, 4 (15.4%) had bleeding on probing and 12 (46.1%) had calculus. Mean number of sextants coded for healthy and bleeding was maximum among the subjects with cleft palate. Mean number of sextants coded for calculus was maximum among the subjects with cleft lip alveolus and palate. Prevalence of periodontal disease is high among patients with cleft lip, alveolus and palate (35%) than in Cleft lip (32.5%) and Cleft Palate (32.5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gingivitis and Calculus is predominantly high in patients with Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip respectively.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College & Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagappan
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: John
keywords: CPITN Index; Oro facial clefts; Periodontal Index; Periodontal status