Complete or partial lip clefts in the midline of the upper lip are defined as median clefts of the upper lip. In 1974, Tessier numbered the craniofacial clefts from 0 to 14 counterclockwise in a study involving 336 patients. Upper lip midline clefts are named Tessier 0 clefts.
Ateşşahin, Fatih Berk+5 more
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Assessment of facial asymmetry before and after the surgical repair of cleft lip in unilateral cleft lip and palate cases [PDF]
This study was performed to assess facial asymmetry in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) before and after primary lip repair. Three-dimensional facial images of 30 UCLP cases (mean age 3.7 ± 0.8 months) captured 1–2 days before surgery
Al-Rudainy, D.+3 more
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The role of negative maternal affective states and infant temperament in early interactions between infants with cleft lip and their mothers [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The study examined the early interaction between mothers and their infants with cleft lip, assessing the role of maternal affective state and expressiveness and differences in infant temperament.
Borgatti, R.+6 more
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Dental Implant Treatment for a Patient with Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate [PDF]
Dental reconstruction in the cleft space is difficult in some patients with cleft lip and palate because of oronasal fistulas. Most of these patients receive a particle cancellous bone marrow (PCBM) graft to close the alveolar cleft, and secondary bone ...
Honda, Kozo+7 more
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Lip Prints and Inheritance of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Labial mucosa has elevations and depressions forming a pattern called 'Lip Prints'. Parents of patients with cleft lip &/or palate are known to have a particular lip print pattern.Analysis of lip prints and relationship between Cheiloscopy and inheritance of cleft lip &/or cleft palate.The study included 100 subjects [study groupparents with children ...
Savita Jk+4 more
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Oral Clefts with Associated Anomalies: Findings in the Hungarian Congenital Abnormality Registry [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Over the years, great efforts have been made to record the frequency of orofacial clefts in different populations. However, very few studies were able to account for the etiological and phenotypic heterogeneity of these conditions. Thus, data
Czeizel, Andrew E.+2 more
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Early academic achievement in children with isolated clefts: a population-based study in England. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: We used national data to study differences in academic achievement between 5-year-old children with an isolated oral cleft and the general population. We also assessed differences by cleft type.
Charman, Susan C+6 more
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A cleft care workshop for speech and language pathologists in resource-limited countries : the participants' experiences about cleft care in Uganda and satisfaction with the training effect [PDF]
Objectives: workshops and specialized training programs are often inaccessible for speech and language pathologists (SLPs) based in resource-limited countries given the lack of supply, the long travel distances and the excessive participation fees.
Alighieri, Cassandra+7 more
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Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Cleft lip and cleft palate are common birth defects, affecting about one baby of every 700 born. Feeding these babies is an immediate concern and there is evidence of delay in growth of children with a cleft as compared to those without ...
Bessell, A+5 more
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