Dental Decay Phenotype in Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefting

Expanding the dental phenotype of non syndromic orofacial clefting

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my thanks to Dr. Lina Moreno for giving me the opportunity to be involved in this exciting project. With her guidance, knowledge, and encouragement she has helped me succeed and nourished my interest in ...

Reminiscencing the Genetics of Orofacial Clefting

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Subhra Mandal, M.B.B.S. , M.D. (Anatomy), Associate Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Medical College Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Mobile. No: +919477458100 E-Mail: [email protected] *1 Associate Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Medical College Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 2 Post Graduate Resident in DNB ( PMR), S.N.P. Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 3 Additi...

CME The Spectrum of Orofacial Clefting

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the differing types of congenital clefting defects that extend outward from the perioral region. 2. Define the sites of anatomical disruption and deformities that these types of facial clefts cause. 3. Describe the cause and incidence, if known, of orofacial clefts and their inheritance/transmission...

Otitis Media in Nonsyndromic Orofacial Cleft Families

Drugs and nonsyndromic orofacial cleft: an update

Correspondence to: Francesco Carinci, MD Chair of Maxillofacial Surgery University of Ferrara Arcispedale S. Anna Corso Giovecca, 203 44100 Ferrara Italy Phone/Fax: +39.0532.455582 Web: www.carinci.org E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Nonsyndromic orofacial cleft (OFC) derives from an embryopathy with failure of the nasal processes and/or fusion of the palatal shelves. This severe birth defect is...