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Prevalence of commonest form of cleft lip in patients reported to a university hospital setting - a retrospective analysis
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LAKSHYA RANI.S, DR. SENTHIL MURUGAN.P, DR.G.MARAGATHAVALLI
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Cleft lip and cleft palate are the one of the most common congenital deformity affecting the world community.It
is the second common deformity after club foot.These cleft lip and palate deformities not only causes functional
and cosmetic problems for the patient but also have an psychosocial effect in patients as well as parents too.In
India, it is more common among lower socioeconomic groups.So the aim of our study is to assess the prevalence
of the commonest form of cleft lip in Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals.This study is a Retrospective study
conducted in University hospital setting. The study population consists of 35 patients with cleft lip who had
reported to the Cleft and Craniofacial Centre,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental
College and Hospitals, Chennai, India. The data regarding the age, gender, type of cleft lip and clinical presentation
of the patients were retrieved from patients records and analysed .The data with a total 86000 patients records
between June2019 to March 2020 were taken and after fulfillment of inclusion and exclusion criteria,a final
sample of 35 patients were considered.The data were tabulated and analysed by SPSS software and statistics
done using Chi Square test with significance kept at p<0.05.It was observed that unilateral cleft lips (22.9%) were
more common than bilateral cleft lips (17.1%)with male predominance. Majority of the study population was
dominated by males than females.Our study showed a higher prevalence of unilateral cleft lips than bilateral cleft
lips with a male predominance.
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cleft lip, unilateral, bilateral, cleft palate, craniofacial, psychosocial.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.195
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