Dental abnormalities of patients with cleft lip and palate : a literature review

Melissa Katherine Sánchez Peña

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas

Johnny Alexander Galvis Aricapa

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas

Introduction: The cleft lip or palate is the most prevalent facial skull malformation. Its etiology is multifactorial and produces different dental abnormalities, of which the most frequent are: number, form, position, size, structure and increase the probability of developing dental cavities. These cause patients to suffer swallowing, speech and phonation problems. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach is required to treat their variable aesthetic, functional, anatomical and psychological implications.

Materials and methods: A descriptive literature review was carried out using original articles, meta-analysis and bibliographic reviews, published between 2012 and 2018, that addressed dental abnormalities of patients with nonsyndromic CL/P, excluding case reports, undergraduate and postgraduate theses.

Results: Among the most frequent dental abnormalities were: shape abnormalities (conical tooth and dental fusion), number alterations (dental agenesis, supernumerary teeth), position abnormalities (mesialization, distalization, rotation and translation), size abnormalities (microdontia and macrodontia), structure abnormalities (amylogenesis imperfecta) and a high prevalence of dental cavities.

Keywords: oral abnormalities, cleft lip and palate, cleft palate, congenital malformation
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2019-12-29
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Dental abnormalities of patients with cleft lip and palate: a literature review. (2019). Revista Nacional De Odontología, 16(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.16925/2357-4607.2020.01.04
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