Methods: Eligible articles were identified by searching databases, including PubMed,
Medline, Scopus, ISI (Web of Knowledge) to September 2017. A meta-analysis was …

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the temporal and spatial characteristics of cleft lip
and/or palate based on a large-scale birth defect monitoring database. Methods Data on …

Objective: To analyze the population prevalence and birth prevalence of oral clefts in
Colombia from 2009 to 2017. Methods: A cross-sectional study using information from the …

Background Cleft lip and cleft palate (also, known as or facial clefts), are amongst the most
common congenital deformities affecting the jaw and face as well as the most common …

Background: Oral-facial clefts including cleft lip and palate are the most common congenital
malformations of the head and neck. Environmental factors such as maternal hormonal …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution of different cleft
patterns by sex, side of the cleft, and family history of clefts in a referral hospital in the south …

Objective: The prevalence of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in Northern Ireland (NI) was last
reported for 1980 through 1990. This study was undertaken to update the prevalence of …

Introducción y Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de labio y paladar hendido (LPH) en
pacientes atendidos en el Hospital Infantil Los Ángeles de la Ciudad de Pasto (Colombia) y …

Background & objectives: Hearing impairment is one of the associated problems seen
particularly in children with cleft palate rather than cleft lip alone. This has received very little …

The previous study in Wudoaba villages suggested that cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) may
be endemic in the Wudoaba cluster of villages in the Ketu South District of the Volta Region …