Oral hygiene and dental caries status among patients with cleft lip, cleft palate and cleft lip, alveolus and palate in Chennai, India

Background: Long-term health of the stomatognathic system as well as esthetic aspects are the therapeutic goals in patients with orofacial clefts. Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the oral hygiene and dental caries status among patients with cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP), and CL alveolus...

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Main Authors: Nagappan Nagappan, Joseph John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
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Online Access:http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2015;volume=2;issue=1;spage=49;epage=52;aulast=Nagappan