Non-Syndromic Oral Clefts: A Glimpse on Environmental Risk Factors- A Mini-Review

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Children with OC tend to suffer from feeding problems and hence delayed growth, difficulties in speech, hearing disorders and physical disfigurement. This in turn leads to low self-esteem, social isolation and impairs a child’s ability to integrate into the surrounding environment [4,5]. In low income countries, where resources and multidisciplinary cleft care including surgical repair, dental treatment, speech therapy and psychological support are lacking, infant mortality has become common due to poor nutrition and high risk to acquire infectious diseases [6]. Having a child with oral cleft substantially imposes negative psychosocial and financial burdens for the affected family [7].