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is adiponectin related to orofacial clefts?

Is Adiponectin Related to Orofacial Clefts?

Dear Editor, Orofacial clefts are the most common congenital anomalies of the head and neck and its incidence ranges from 1/500 to 1/2000 live births, depending on populations. Etiology of these anomalies is multifactorial and includes both environmental and genetic factors. Many teratogenic agents and factors in pregnancy are claimed to cause clefting, such as maternal smoking and hypoxia and ...

Rare Craniofacial Clefts

A general idea of the magnitude of the problem can be drawn from studies of the occurrence of the common clefts of the lip and palate (Davis (1935) found four median clefts of the lip and five oblique facial clefts in a series of 937 examples of common clefts of the lip and palate. Blackfield and Wilde (1950) noted only five lateral (transverse) facial clefts during a period in which they obser...

Management of alveolar clefts.

Treatment philosophies in the management of alveolar clefts have changed greatly over the years. Currently. the most widely accepted protocol is for repair using autologous cancellous bone from the iliac crest during the stage of mixed dentition. Preliminary data suggest that the appropriate age for surgical repair during the secondary phase can be decreased without evidence of limitation of fa...

Maternal Risk Factors for Oral Clefts: A Case-Control Study

Introduction: A cleft lip with or without a cleft palate is one of the major congenital anomalies observed in newborns. This study explored the risk factors for oral clefts in Gorgan, Northern Iran.  Materials and Methods: This hospital-based case-control study was performed in three hospitals in Gorgan, Northern Iran between April 2006 and December 2009. The case group contained 33 newborns...