Shahnawaz Khijmatgar|ChittaRanjan Chowdhury|Nanda P Kishore|Vikram Shetty
Oral health status among cleft lip and palate patients in South India: A profile
K.S. Hegde Hospital|K.S. Hegde Hospital|Nitte University|Nitte University
background cleft lip palate clp one identified anomalies india many clp cases compromised oral health status relates quality life qol therefore need assess oral health status terms dental caries periodontal disease hypodontia malocclusions etc hence objective study investigate oral health status among clp cases material methods questionnaire survey designed total 300 clp cases came nitte meenakshi institute craniofacial surgery nitte university india included study questionnaire designed pretested informed consent cases carers taken results average mean age patients clp 1748 347 47 males n 141 53 females n 159 63 n 170 came low socioeconomic background 300 cases 310 n 90 cleft lip 10 n 3 cleft palate 678 n 196 clp cases ie 654 n 196 unilateral clp 527 n 158 rightsided clefts literacy status parents socioeconomic status occupation significant interrelation occurrence clp p 005 similarly diminutive pegshaped tooth hypodontia facial profile absence lateral incisors line cleft showed significant association clp condition also strong interrelation presence postoperative intraoral scarring patients affected clp p 005 score decayed missing filled teeth dmftdmft 516 612 years old 9 13 years old community periodontal index 0 2 simplified oral hygiene index 09141 cases aq3 hypodontia hypomineralization malocclusion statistical test performed using anova conclusion conclude moderate dental caries risk periodontal status fair association occurrence hypodontia malocclusions craniofacial anomalies affects qol