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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
Piracicaba Dental School - UNICAMP
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Vol. 13, No. 4, 2014, pp. 319-324
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Bioline Code: os14060
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2014, pp. 319-324
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Dental development of children and adolescents with cleft lip and palate
Topolski, Francielle; de Souza, Rafael Boscheti; Franco, Ademir; Cuoghi, Osmar Aparecido; da Silva Assunção, Luciana Reichert & Fernandes, Ângela
Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the dental development of Brazilian children and adolescents with cleft lip and
palate. Methods: The sample consisted of 107 panoramic radiographs of children and adolescents
with cleft lip and/or palate (cleft group) and 107 panoramic radiographs of children and adolescents
without cleft lip and/or palate (control group), with chronological ages ranging from 6 to 15 years,
matched in gender and chronological age within 60 days. Radiographs were digitized and
masked and dental age was assessed using the method described by Demirjian et al. (1973).
Three trained examiners conducted the assessments. Each examiner evaluated the radiographs
three times. Data were statistically analyzed using non-parametric tests and univariate linear
regression (p<0.05). Results: The dental age was overestimated in relation to the chronological
age in both groups (p<0.0001). Compared to the control group, there was a delay in the dental
age in the cleft group of 0.17 years (2.1 months). However, no statistically significant difference in
the dental age between the cleft and the control group was found even when considering the
different cleft types (p=0.152). Conclusions: There was no statistically significant difference in the
dental age between the cleft and the control groups. The evaluation of dental development in
individuals with cleft lip and palate should be approached in the same way as in individuals without
clefts, with a focus on the individualization of diagnosis and treatment planning.
Keywords
cleft lip; cleft palate; dentition; permanent
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