Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Muhammad Wasim Ibrahim, Gulzar Bukhari, Muhammad Taqi.
Demographic Profile Of Cleft LIP & Palate Patients.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;37(1):16-8.

Cleft lip and palate are one of the most common developmental deformities seen in oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics. It is generally associated with problems which include not only cosmetic and dental abnormalities but also facial growth difficulties. The aim of this study was to provide a basic demographic profile of the cleft lip & palate deformity with references to age, sex and cleft type in children from birth onwards reporting to Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, which can serve as a mean of establishing data important for the diagnosis, treatment and counselling of patient/parents with cleft lip and cleft palate. This survey was undertaken at outpatient department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi. The patients were selected according to convenience non-probability sampling technique. Total 100 participants were selected by age range from birth to 6 years. In this study out of total 100 patients an increased number of male patients were observed with cleft lip and palate abnormality (51%). However, female dominance is observed in a complete cleft of the secondary palate (49%).

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