Association of Nasomaxillary Asymmetry in Children with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate and Their Parents

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Jooh Yoon ◽  
Marja R. Perkiomaki ◽  
Ross H. Tallents ◽  
Ingrid Barillas ◽  
Roberto Herrera-Guido ◽  
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Objective It has been suggested previously that increased width of midfacial structures is associated with the development of palatal clefting. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of transverse craniofacial asymmetry between children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and their parents. Specifically, we hypothesized that parental transverse craniofacial asymmetry is a risk factor associated with the development of asymmetry in children with UCLP. Design Retrospective cross-sectional investigation including affected children and their noncleft parents. Patients, Participants A total of 64 children-parent sets of data (32 child-biological mother + 32 child-biological father) were included. Subject records included posteroanterior cephalometric radiographs obtained from 29 Costa Rican families with UCLP. Main Outcome Measures The side of parental nasal asymmetry was significantly associated with the side of cleft in their children. For the majority of parents with children suffering from a left cleft, nasal width was larger on the left, compared with the right side. Similarly, in the majority of parents with children suffering from a right cleft, nasal width was larger on the right, compared with the left side. Conclusion The results suggest that unilaterally increased nasomaxillary width in parents may play a key role in the development of ipsilateral palatal clefting in their offspring, therefore underscoring the importance of craniofacial form as a genetic etiologic factor in the genesis of clefting. Better understanding of the role of craniofacial form in cleft development will ultimately allow for the assessment of risk for cleft lip and palate.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (07) ◽  
pp. 882-906
Author(s):  
Payel Basu ◽  
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Rani Somani ◽  
Deepti Jawa ◽  
Shipra Jaidka ◽  
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Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common congenital anomalies requiring multidisciplinary care. Such anomaly is associated with many problems such as impaired feeding, defective speech, hearing difficulties, malocclusion, dental abnormalities, gross facial deformity as well severe psychological problems. Cleft of the lip and palate is one of the complex conditions that occur at a functionally potential area in the orofacial region and also at such a crucial time that strategic interventions at the right age by the concerned specialists becomes the need of the hour. Pediatric dentist is an integral part of the cleft rehabilitative process right from the neonatal period upto the phase of permanent dentition. Being well versed with a childs growth and development, both physical and mental, a Pedodontist helps in restoring function and esthetics in a cleft child, in a most empathetic way. This article describes the enormous challenges faced by these innocent souls and the vital role played by a Pedodontist, to provide comprehensive cleft care, be it preventive, restorative, or interventional care, in order to achieve the best possible outcome and meaningfully improve their quality of life.


2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (192) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shankar Man Rai ◽  
Kiran Nakarmi ◽  
Surendra Basnet ◽  
Pramila Shakya ◽  
Krishna Nagarkoti ◽  
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Introduction: Timely repair of cleft lip and palate maximises the benefits of surgery. Developing countries have large number of adults with unrepaired clefts. The impact of a cleft program can be determined by observing the trends of lower age at surgery. Public Health Concern Trust, Nepal has been providing a comprehensive nationwide cleft service since 1999. This study was conducted to see any change in the age at surgery. Methods: A retrospective cross sectional study was conducted to analyse the data of all the individuals’ age at primary cleft surgery from July 1999 to June 2010. Mean and median age of individuals as well as the proportion of individuals operated on at the right age in different years were calculated and compared. Results: The median age for cleft lip surgery decreased from 100 to 24 months. Similarly the median age for cleft palate surgery decreased from 70 to 28 months. Proportion of surgeries carried out in the recommended age also increased. A change in the policy of the program reaching out to more remote areas and removing the age barrier for surgery resulted in older adults receiving surgery and increased median age especially for cleft palate repairs. Conclusions: A nationwide cleft program for a decade had a small impact on age at surgery. There are still many individuals who are missing the ideal age for surgery. The program needs to reach more remote areas. This information will be useful for governmental as well as non-governmental organizations working in the area of clefts. Keywords: age; cleft lip; cleft palate; Nepal.    


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2428
Author(s):  
S. Prabakaran

Background: Cleft lip and palate deformities are commonly detected at the time of birth in most of the developing countries like India. The surgical management of cleft lip/ palate deformities involve multi-disciplinary approach with corrective measures from dental surgeon, plastic surgeon, speech pathologist and audiologist. The role of pediatricians in clinical management of cleft lip is often missed. This study was done to evaluate the clinical profile of cleft lip and palate deformities.Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out among 1077 patients diagnosed with cleft lip or cleft palate deformity for a period of 5 years between 2014 and 2019. A structured patient information schedule was prepared and data regarding the age, gender, antenatal details and parental history were recorded. A detailed clinical examination was carried out to evaluate the presence of complete and incomplete deformity in the lip, alveolus, hard palate and soft palate.Results: Complete cleft lip was present in 47.8% of the participants on the left side while on the right, complete cleft lip was present in 29.4% of the participants. Complete deformity of the alveolus on the left side was present in 45.4% of the participants while complete deformity on the right side of alveolus was present in 27.4% of the participants.Conclusions: It is important the pediatricians sensitize the parents regarding the clinical and supportive management and also initiate the surgical correction of this deformity with help of a multidisciplinary team.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Faizatul Fil Ula ◽  
Risma Meliyana ◽  
Rohmatul Ilahiyah ◽  
Mohammad Tohir

Mawaris in the fiqh discourse is commonly referred to as the science of faraidh. Faraidh discusses the issue of inheritance rights (tirkah) to the heirs of the owner who has passed away. One of the problems related to inheritance law is the inheritance rights for a child resulting from adultery and its distribution mathematically. Hence, this study aims to describe the role of mathematics in the distribution of inheritance rights for a child resulting from adultery based on the Islamic law. The research method used is a literature study, documentation, and focused discussion. The subjects in this study are inheritance and Islamic law, while the objects are children of adultery. The results show that: (1) the ability to perform basic operations and mathematical fraction operations plays an active role in the distribution of inheritance rights for a child resulting from adultery; (2) choosing the right problem-solving strategy is very helpful in distributing inheritance rights for a child resulting from adultery; (3) the role of mathematics in the distribution of inheritance rights for a child resulting from adultery can minimize the controversy that often occurs in society; (4) Islamic law has determined that a child resulting from adultery does not fester on the part of the biological father, but on the side of the biological mother even though the one who married the biological mother is the biological father; (5) a child resulting from adultery only gets inherited property from the biological mother, while from the biological father's side, that child only gets obligatory assets; and (6) the decendant’s status falls on the biological father if the child has been born for more than 6 months after the marriage contract between the parents


Author(s):  
Mirjami Corcoran ◽  
Saujanya Karki ◽  
Leena Ylikontiola ◽  
Riitta Lithovius ◽  
George Sándor ◽  
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The aim was to cross-sectionally examine the maxillary arch dimensions in 6-year-old children with cleft lip and/or palate and to compare them with the initial cleft sizes among patients with cleft palate. The study included 89 patients with clefts treated at the Oulu University Hospital. The subjects were divided into three groups: cleft palate, cleft lip, and cleft lip and palate. Study casts were scanned, and the maxillary arch dimensions were examined using a 3D program (3Shape Orthoanalyzer, Copenhagen, Denmark). The statistical methods Student’s t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to compare the means (SD) between the groups. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to determine the correlation between cleft severity and maxillary dimensions. A significant difference was found between different initial cleft sizes in terms of distance between the second deciduous molar and the first incisor on the right side. The intermolar width showed a negative correlation with the initial cleft size. The dimensions were shorter for clefts affecting the palate and largest for clefts affecting only the lip. Larger clefts resulted in a shorter maxilla on the right side. Many dimensions became shorter when the initial cleft was larger. Clefts of the palate resulted in smaller maxillas.


Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Shervin Assari ◽  
Shanika Boyce ◽  
Tanja Jovanovic

Aim: This study tested sex differences in the association between hippocampal volume and working memory of a national sample of 9–10-year-old children in the US. As the hippocampus is functionally lateralized (especially in task-related activities), we explored the results for the right and the left hippocampus. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study data. This analysis included baseline ABCD data (n = 10,093) of children between ages 9 and 10 years. The predictor variable was right and left hippocampal volume measured by structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI). The primary outcome, list sorting working memory, was measured using the NIH toolbox measure. Sex was the moderator. Age, race, ethnicity, household income, parental education, and family structure were the covariates. Results: In the overall sample, larger right (b = 0.0013; p < 0.001) and left (b = 0.0013; p < 0.001) hippocampal volumes were associated with higher children’s working memory. Sex had statistically significant interactions with the right (b = −0.0018; p = 0.001) and left (b = −0.0012; p = 0.022) hippocampal volumes on children’s working memory. These interactions indicated stronger positive associations between right and left hippocampal volume and working memory for females compared to males. Conclusion: While right and left hippocampal volumes are determinants of children’s list sorting working memory, these effects seem to be more salient for female than male children. Research is needed on the role of socialization, sex hormones, and brain functional connectivity as potential mechanisms that may explain the observed sex differences in the role of hippocampal volume as a correlate of working memory.


Author(s):  
Marcin Stasiak ◽  
Anna Wojtaszek-Słomińska ◽  
Bogna Racka-Pilszak

Abstract Purpose The aims of this retrospective cross-sectional study were to measure and compare labial and palatal alveolar bone heights of maxillary central incisors in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients, following STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines. Patients and methods The study group consisted of 21 patients with a mean age of 16 years. High-resolution cone-beam computed tomography was performed at least one year after secondary alveolar bone grafting. The experimental side was the cleft side and the contralateral side without congenital cleft was the control. Measurements were performed on incisors’ midsagittal cross-sections. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for intergroup comparisons. Results The labial and palatal distances between alveolar bone crests and cementoenamel junctions were significantly greater on the cleft side than on the noncleft side. Mean differences were 0.75 and 1.41 mm, respectively. The prevalence of dehiscences at the cleft side maxillary central incisors was 52% on the labial surface and 43% on the palatal surface. In the controls, it was 19% and 14%, respectively. Conclusion The cleft-adjacent maxillary central incisors had more apically displaced alveolar bone crests on the labial and palatal sides of the roots than the controls. Higher prevalence of dehiscences was found on the cleft side. Bone margin differences predispose to gingival height differences of the central incisors. These differences could increase the demands of patients to obtain more esthetic treatment results with orthodontic extrusion and periodontal intervention on the cleft side.


1979 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Ericson ◽  
Bengt Källén ◽  
Peter Westerholm

2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562110577
Author(s):  
Jaideep Singh Chauhan ◽  
Sarwpriya Sharma

Objective: To analyse the morphological presentation of orofacial clefts, gender, syndromes and systemic anomalies associated with them. Design: This was an epidemiological study performed in the patients who were registered for cleft lip and palate surgeries in our centre. The data was evaluated both retrospectively as well as prospectively. Patients/ Participants: The patients registered from November 2006 to April 2021 were studied. Out of 5276 patients, data of 5004 cases were analysed, rest 272 patients were excluded due to lack of information. Statistical analysis and Chi square test were applied. Results: Cleft deformities were more common in males than females. Cleft lip with palate was the commonest phenotype (52.2%). It was followed by isolated cleft lip (22.9%), isolated cleft palate (22.1%), rare clefts (1.62%) and syndromic clefts (1.18%). Unilateral variants were more frequent than bilateral. In unilateral, left side was more common than the right side. Among bilateral, most of the cases had premaxillary protrusion. In the present study, 3.46% of all the patients had associated anomalies affecting their other organs. Less common cleft phenotypes like microform cleft lip and submucous cleft palate ± bifid uvula showed frequency of 0.62% and 0.64% respectively. Conclusion: Thorough examination of cleft deformity should be done as it may appear as an isolated deformity or part of a syndrome and have associated systemic anomalies. This may help us to deliver comprehensive care to the patients and can prevent potential operative complications.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Paolo Bianchi ◽  
Valter Veneziani ◽  
Michele Alberto Cantalice ◽  
Angela Notarnicola ◽  
Silvio Tafuri

BackgroundFootball has a higher injury rate compared with other team sports such as rugby, in terms of two main categories: intrinsic (individual) and extrinsic (environmental) factors. The playing field is an extrinsic risk factor which has been poorly investigated in the literature.PurposeThe aim of our study was to define the incidence and risk factors of injuries in a cohort of footballers comparing the role of three different types of playing field (hard court, natural grass or synthetic grass).Study designThis was a cross sectional prevalence study.MethodsThe population comprised footballers recruited by a convenience sample; the instrument used for the survey was an anonymous self-administered questionnaire.Results267 football players were enrolled (average age 23.4±4.8 years), of whom 33.7% (n=90/267) played on hard court, 33.0% (n=88/267) on natural grass and 33.3% (n=89/267) on synthetic grass. The overall incidence of injury was 40.1 (95% CI 34.1 to 46.8) ×1000 person-years of training, with higher values for ankle and knee injuries. Ankle injuries (aOR 0.4; P=0.021) were associated with playing on natural grass as a protective factor, while playing on natural grass seemed to be a risk factor for muscular injuries (aOR 2.3; P=0.026).ConclusionOur study showed a high lifetime prevalence of injury among footballers (57%), in particular among athletes who play and train on a hard court. We have studied a topic poorly investigated previously and provide the opportunity to understand interventions to increase the capacity of stakeholders in preventing injuries.


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