Badreldin, A., Bakry, N., Soliman, R., Serag, A. (2023). CARIES EXPERIENCE AND ORAL HYGIENE STATUS IN A GROUP OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. Alexandria Dental Journal, 48(2), 196-202. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.141025.1283
Amira Abdelmoem Badreldin; Niveen S. Bakry; Reham Soliman; Ahmed Serag. "CARIES EXPERIENCE AND ORAL HYGIENE STATUS IN A GROUP OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT". Alexandria Dental Journal, 48, 2, 2023, 196-202. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.141025.1283
Badreldin, A., Bakry, N., Soliman, R., Serag, A. (2023). 'CARIES EXPERIENCE AND ORAL HYGIENE STATUS IN A GROUP OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT', Alexandria Dental Journal, 48(2), pp. 196-202. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.141025.1283
Badreldin, A., Bakry, N., Soliman, R., Serag, A. CARIES EXPERIENCE AND ORAL HYGIENE STATUS IN A GROUP OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. Alexandria Dental Journal, 2023; 48(2): 196-202. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.141025.1283
CARIES EXPERIENCE AND ORAL HYGIENE STATUS IN A GROUP OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
1Pediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University
2Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
3Lecturer of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
4Maxillofacial and plasric surgery department, faculty of dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Cleft lip and/or palate are congenital malformations that involve the oral cavity and may also extend to affect the face due to incomplete fusion of sutures in the intrauterine life. Objectives: Assess caries experience, oral hygiene and gingival status in children with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) compared to a non-cleft control group. Materials and Methods: 152 children aged (4-12) years old, with cleft lip and/or palate (n=76) and non-cleft control (n=76) have participated in this study. Clinical examination assessed caries experience (dmft, dft and DMFT indices), plaque index and gingival index for both groups. Results: The median dmft, dft and DMFT indices scores were statistically higher in CLP group than control group at P= 0.033, P=0.047 and P=0.001 respectively. The median plaque index for CLP children was 1.55 whereas for non-cleft children, it was 1.30 with a statistically significant difference at P