Epidemiology of cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Thais

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rungnapa Ittiwut ◽  
Pichit Siriwan ◽  
Kanya Suphapeetiporn ◽  
Vorasuk Shotelersuk

Abstract Background Oral clefts, including cleft lip (CL), CL with cleft palate (CL/CP), and cleft palate only (CPO), are among the most common birth defects, and if left untreated can cause significant morbidity. Causes are complex and involve both genetic and environmental factors. Several studies have demonstrated the highest prevalence of oral clefts being in Asian, white, and African populations. However, there have been very few epidemiological studies of oral clefts in Thais. Objectives To describe the epidemiology and factors associated with oral clefts in Thais. Methods This retrospective case-control observational study included individuals from numerous regions in Thailand. We reviewed data regarding 784 patients with an oral cleft collected in questionnaires as part of the Thai nationwide Smart Smile and Speech Project from 2006 to 2014. Data regarding patients with oral clefts were analyzed, and compared with data regarding 187 unaffected controls. Results Of 784 cases, CL/CP accounted for 59.8%, CPO 21.9%, and CL 18.3%. A family history of oral clefts was detected in all 3 types (P < 0.001). Maternal use of any drugs or herbal medicine not prescribed by physicians during pregnancy in cases of CPO (P = 0.049) and maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy in cases of CL/CP (P = 0.047) were significantly higher than that by mothers of controls. Conclusions CL/CP is the most common type of oral cleft. A family history of oral clefts, and maternal consumption of alcohol or nonprescribed drugs are positively associated with oral clefts in Thais.

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 687-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sizina Aguiar G. Sales ◽  
Maria Luiza Santos ◽  
Renato Assis Machado ◽  
Verônica Oliveira Dias ◽  
Jairo Evangelista Nascimento ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola G. Clausen ◽  
Dorthe A. Pedersen ◽  
Jacob K. Pedersen ◽  
Susanne E. Møller ◽  
Dorthe Grosen ◽  
...  

Objective Early life exposure to anesthesia and surgery is suspected to associate with cognitive impairment later in life. We compared academic achievement among adolescents with cleft lip only (CL), cleft palate only (CP), and cleft lip and cleft palate (CLP) with a noncleft control group to investigate whether outcome depends on timing and number of operations during childhood and/or type of oral cleft. Design Nationwide register-based follow-up study. Setting Danish birth cohort 1986 to 1990. Participants Five hundred fifty-eight children with isolated CL (n = 171), CLP (n =222), or CP (n = 195), of which 509 children had been exposed to anesthesia and one or more cleft operation(s), and a 5% sample of the birth cohort (n = 14,677). Main Outcome Measure(s) Test score in the Danish standardized ninth-grade exam and proportion of nonattainment, defined as “results for ninth-grade exam unavailable.” Data adjusted for sex, birth weight, parental age, and parental level of education. Results Compared to controls, children with CL achieved higher scores (mean difference 0.12, 95% CI –0.05; 0.29) and children with CLP presented with lower scores (mean difference –0.06, 95% CI –0.21; 0.09), albeit both statistically insignificant. Children with CP achieved significantly lower scores, mean difference –0.20 (95% CI –0.38; –0.03). Odds ratios for nonattainment at final exam were: CL 0.79 (95% CI 0.46; 1.35), CLP 1.07 (95% CI 0.71; 1.61), CP 2.59 (95% CI 1.78; 3.76). Conclusions Oral cleft type rather than number and timing of anesthesia and operations associate to poorer academic performance. Although a potential neurotoxic effect due to anesthetic agents is not reflected in the data, it cannot be completely excluded.


2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 597-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somchit Jaruratanasirikul ◽  
Vichai Chichareon ◽  
Nuria Pattanapreechawong ◽  
Pasuree Sangsupavanich

Objective: To study the clinical characteristics, demographic data, and associated congenital anomalies of pediatric patients with cleft lip and/or palate in Southern Thailand. Design: Retrospective, hospital-based study. Setting: Cleft Clinic Center, Songklanagarind Hospital Participants: Children with cleft lip and/or palate who were born or seen at Songklanagarind Hospital between January 1997 and December 2006. Main Outcome Measure: Clinical features including demographic data, types of cleft, associated anomalies, family history of clefts, and physical growth. Results: A total of 153 children were seen during the studied period, of whom 36 (23.5%) had isolated cleft lip, 32 (20.9%) had isolated cleft palate, and 85 (55.6%) had combined cleft lip and palate. Twenty-seven children (17.7%) had a family history of clefts. Congenital malformations (syndromic cleft) were found in 20 children (13%), and chromosomal abnormalities were found in four of these (20%). There were no significant differences among the three groups (isolated cleft lip, isolated cleft palate, and combined cleft lip and palate) in maternal and paternal ages, gestational age, birth weight, family history of cleft, or associated malformations. The physical growth parameters of children with nonsyndromic cleft were the same as in the general population. Children with syndromic cleft were significantly lighter at birth and had grown up significantly shorter and lighter, with smaller head circumference. Conclusions: Chromosomal abnormalities are commonly found in children with syndromic cleft. Children with nonsyndromic cleft have normal growth; whereas, those with syndromic cleft have some degree of prenatal and postnatal growth restriction.


1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Andrews-Casal ◽  
Dennis Johnston ◽  
Jack Fletcher ◽  
John B. Mulliken ◽  
Samuel Stal ◽  
...  

Objective This study tested whether the presence of a family history of non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCLP) lessens the negative impact on reproductive planning, decreases treatment anxiety, and relieves parental stress when there is a recurrent cleft. Design Sixty-one participating families, retrospectively ascertained through their children with NSCLP, were divided into two groups: those with a family history of clefting and those in which only the proband was affected. Setting Each family completed a questionnaire either at their home or during a clinic visit. Participants Questionnaires were distributed to 117 families with an NSCLP child. Of these 117, 49 (42%) had another family member with NSCLP and 68 (58%) had no prior history of clefting. Sixty-one (52%) families returned the questionnaire and were categorized by family history. Main outcome Measures The Parenting Stess Index and the Hollingshead Index of Social Position were included with family and medical history questions in the 137-item questionnaire. Results The reproductive plans of the two groups were quite similar and were not dependent on the families' actual or perceived recurrence risks of NSCLP. The majority (85%) of the children with NSCLP underwent surgical closure at the recommended age. The two groups did not significantly differ on any score on the Parenting Stress Index, indicating a similar parental stress level between the groups. Conclusions These findings suggest that family history does not significantly influence reproductive plans, timing of cleft repair, or stress of parents of a child with NSCLP. Further, these results indicate a need for additional psychosocial study of this population.


2018 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. S178-S181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony H. Bui ◽  
Ayisha Ayub ◽  
Mairaj K. Ahmed ◽  
Emanuela Taioli ◽  
Peter J. Taub

1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego F. Wyszynski ◽  
David L. Duffy ◽  
Terri H. Beaty

Objective A meta-analysis was performed to estimate the association between maternal cigarette smoking and the risk of having a child with a nonsyndromic oral cleft (NSOC). Design Studies published from 1966 through 1996 were retrieved using MEDLINE, Current Contents, bibliographies, and other sources. MEDLINE and Current Contents search terms included “oral clefts,” “cigarette smoking,” “birth defects,” and “congenital malformations.” Cohort and case-control studies that enrolled oral cleft patients [cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P), cleft palate (CP), or both] and controls, and presented information on maternal cigarette exposure during pregnancy were included in the analysis. Descriptive and outcome data from each study were independently abstracted by two authors. Results The overall odds ratio of the 11 studies satisfying criteria was 1.29 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.18 to 1.42] for CL/P and 1.32 (95% CI: 1.10 to 1.62) for CP, Indicating a small increased risk of having a child with either a CL/P or a CP for mothers who smoke during the first trimester of the pregnancy. Conclusions These analyses suggest a small but statistically significant association between maternal cigarette smoking during the first trimester of gestation and increased risk of having a child with a CL/P or CP.


2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias B. Forrester ◽  
Ruth D. Merz

Objective To identify structural birth defects that occur in association with oral clefts. Methods Data were obtained from a birth defects registry and included all infants and fetuses with cleft palate without cleft lip or cleft lip with or without cleft palate delivered from 1986 to 2001. For 47 specific structural birth defects, rates among oral cleft cases were compared with the rates among all infants and fetuses with major birth defects, excluding those with oral clefts. Results Among cleft palate only cases, the rates were significantly higher than expected for encephalocele, microcephaly, and syndactyly. Among cases of cleft lip with or without cleft palate, the rates were significantly higher than expected for anophthalmia/microphthalmia, single ventricle, reduction deformity of upper limbs, and reduction deformity of lower limbs. When cases of cleft palate only and cleft lip with or without cleft palate were compared as to the rates for particular birth defects, the rates of the defects were either higher or lower than expected in both oral cleft categories for 38 (81%) of the defects. Conclusions Certain birth defects were more frequently associated with oral clefts than might be expected. For the majority of defects, their patterns of association were similar between cleft palate without cleft lip and cleft lip with or without cleft palate.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 2089-2092
Author(s):  
Muhammad Anwar ◽  
Gulam Mustafa ◽  
Zishan Haider

Objectives: To determine various types of cleft lip and palate, its geographical distribution and its association with cousin marriages, family history and other craniofacial syndromes in the Southern Pakistani population. Study design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Plastic Surgery Department of Sheikh Zayed Medical College / Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan and Hamza Medicare, Rahim Yar Khan from January 2020 to March 2021. Methodology: All patients who presented to the outpatients department with cleft deformities of lip and palate, irrespective of their age and gender were included in the study. Patients who were operated previously and those who were not agree with the study protocol were excluded from the study. The data were collected through a structured proforma as well as history and physical examination. The data were organized and analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23. Results: Total of 403 patients with cleft lip and palate deformities were included in this study, with an average age of 39±62 months. Out of total 239 59.3% were males with male to females ratio of 1.4:1. Cleft lip with cleft palate, cleft palate only and isolated cleft lip were found in 56.8%, 13.4% and 29.20% of cases respectively and 2 (0.5%) cases of median cleft. Out of total, 155 (38.5%) were from Southern Punjab, 50.6% from Sindh and 10.9% were from Baluchistan Province. In 386 (95.8%) cases parent had a History of cousin marriage, and family history of Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate was positive in 67 (16.6%) cases. Other congenital anomalies were found in 12.5% of cases. Conclusion: Cleft lip and palate deformities affected the male population more than females. Cleft lip in association with cleft palate is the commonest deformity. Isolated cleft palate mainly affected females. The high incidence of these anomalies in cousin marriages emphasizes educating the people to avoid cousin marriages. Key Words: Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Consanguinity, Family history. Congenital deformities


2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Jafar Golalipour ◽  
Arezo Mirfazeli ◽  
Naser Behnampour

Objective: To explore the prevalence of oral clefting in northern Iran. Setting: In the Dezyani hospital 37,951 live births from 1998 through 2003 were screened for oral clefts. Clinical and demographic factors of diagnosed cases, including birth date, ethnicity, type of oral cleft, parental consanguinity, and coexisting anomalies, were recorded for analysis. Results: The overall prevalence of oral clefting was 0.97 per 1000 live births. The prevalence of cleft lip with or without cleft palate and isolated cleft palate was 0.60 and 0.37 per 1000, respectively. The prevalence of oral clefting was 1.08 per 1000 male births and 0.86 per 1000 female births. With respect to parental ethnicity, the prevalence of oral clefting was 0.86, 0.88, and 1.47 per 1000 in Fars, Turkman, and Sistani, respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of oral cleft among live births in the Dezyani hospital is similar to that reported in the previous studies for Iran and whites.


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