Incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007
Introduction. Cleft lip and palate is a complex congenital anomaly of the orofacial system in children. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of live-born children with cleft lip and/or palate compared to the total number of children born in the period from January 1, 1...
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doaj-a4d26d7495204107b3d17c9ac8dfd7492021-01-02T01:55:56ZengSerbian Medical SocietySrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo0370-81792011-01-011395-629830310.2298/SARH1106298MIncidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007Mitić VladimirJonović MarinaMitić NadicaMitić AleksandarMitić DejanStojanović MariolaKovačević PredragIntroduction. Cleft lip and palate is a complex congenital anomaly of the orofacial system in children. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of live-born children with cleft lip and/or palate compared to the total number of children born in the period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2007. Methods. Epidemiological investigation was based on the records of live-born children at the Hospital of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Clinical Centre Niš. The study included 61,116 live-born children, i.e. 56,905 full-term babies. Results. The total number of registered clefts during the investigation period was 43 (22 boys and 21 girls). The most frequent were the secondary palate clefts (44.2%); combined clefts were present in 34.9%, while primary palate clefts were reported in 20.9%. In respect to the season and order of birth, there was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of the primary, secondary and complete palate clefts. The age of mothers was not identified as a risk factor for the occurrence of cleft lip and palate. Conclusion. In the studied period, 43 children were born with the cleft lip and/or palate, equally in boys as in girls. The secondary palate clefts were most frequent. The season and order of birth had no statistical influence on the occurrence of this anomaly.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2011/0370-81791106298M.pdfcleft lip and palateincidencechildren |
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Mitić Vladimir Jonović Marina Mitić Nadica Mitić Aleksandar Mitić Dejan Stojanović Mariola Kovačević Predrag Incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007 Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo cleft lip and palate incidence children |
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Mitić Vladimir Jonović Marina Mitić Nadica Mitić Aleksandar Mitić Dejan Stojanović Mariola Kovačević Predrag |
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Incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007 |
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Incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007 |
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Incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007 |
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Incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007 |
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Incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in Niš from 1990 to 2007 |
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incidence of lip and palate clefts in children in niš from 1990 to 2007 |
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Serbian Medical Society |
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Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo |
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Introduction. Cleft lip and palate is a complex congenital anomaly of the orofacial system in children. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of live-born children with cleft lip and/or palate compared to the total number of children born in the period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2007. Methods. Epidemiological investigation was based on the records of live-born children at the Hospital of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Clinical Centre Niš. The study included 61,116 live-born children, i.e. 56,905 full-term babies. Results. The total number of registered clefts during the investigation period was 43 (22 boys and 21 girls). The most frequent were the secondary palate clefts (44.2%); combined clefts were present in 34.9%, while primary palate clefts were reported in 20.9%. In respect to the season and order of birth, there was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of the primary, secondary and complete palate clefts. The age of mothers was not identified as a risk factor for the occurrence of cleft lip and palate. Conclusion. In the studied period, 43 children were born with the cleft lip and/or palate, equally in boys as in girls. The secondary palate clefts were most frequent. The season and order of birth had no statistical influence on the occurrence of this anomaly. |
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