Clefts of the lip and palate are generally divided into two groups, isolated cleft palate and
cleft lip with or without cleft palate, representing a heterogeneous group of disorders …

Classical descriptive epidemiology in the field of cleft lip and palate aims to quantify the
problem, and in the higher income countries it is possible to do this with varying degrees of …

Pediatric Dentistry: A Clinical Approach, Third Edition provides a uniquely clear,
comprehensive, and clinical approach to the dental treatment of children and adolescents …

As part of a collaborative project on the epidemiology of craniofacial anomalies, funded by
the National Institutes for Dental and Craniofacial Research and channeled through the …

There is considerable ambiguity in the use of terminology when referring to orofacial clefts
(OFCs). Many clinicians incorrectly refer to OFCs as deformities, which are said to be the …

Orofacial clefts comprise a range of congenital deformities and are the most common head
and neck congenital malformation. Clefting has significant psychological and socio …

Obstructive sleep apnea in infants has a distinctive pathophysiology, natural history, and
treatment compared with that of older children and adults. Infants have both anatomical and …

Objectives To systematically review the diagnostic accuracy of second‐trimester
transabdominal ultrasound in detecting orofacial clefts in low‐and high‐risk populations and …

Objective This study aimed to identify commonly used classification systems by cleft
providers around the world, including the perceived indications and limitations of each …

Background Surgical correction of orofacial clefts greatly mitigates negative outcomes.
However, access to reconstructive surgery is limited in develo** countries. The present …