PATTERNS OF CLEFTS IN VARIOUS ANGLE’S MALOCCLUSION IN CLEFT PATIENTS REPORTING TO KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, PESHAWAR

Authors

  • Ghulam Rasoool Department of orthodontics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Ahsan Mahmood Shah Department of Orthodontics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Alveena Shahab Department of Orthodontics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Palwasha Gul 1Department of Orthodontics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Sana Afzal Department of Orthodontics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i02.371

Keywords:

Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Orofacial cleft, Malocclusion

Abstract

Objective:

To determine the frequency of different types of clefts lip and palate(CLP) among various Angle’s classes of malocclusion in a sample of Peshawar population.

Materials & Methods:

This cross-sectional study was conducted by using consecutive sampling on 50 non-syndromic CLP patients started from June 2018 to Nov 2018. The demographic details of the subjects including age, sex, type of the cleft lip and palate and Angle’s classes were recorded. The age of patients ranged from 13 to 18 years. Clinical examination was done according to the Angle classification of malocclusion given, and the relationship between the maxillary and mandibular first permanent molar was recorded.

Results: 

Twenty six (52.0%) were males and 24(48.0%) were females. The mean age was 13.92±4.82 years. The age range was from 8 to 30 years. Of total cleft patients Angle, class III cases were most common (54%). Unilateral cleft lip and palate was the most common pattern (44%) followed by bilateral cleft lip and palate (30%). 

Conclusion:

The most common Angle malocclusion in CLP patients was class III. Unilateral cleft lip and palate was carrying the largest numbers. Though more males affected than females.

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Published

2019-06-30

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Ghulam Rasoool, Ahsan Mahmood Shah, Alveena Shahab, Palwasha Gul, & Sana Afzal. (2019). PATTERNS OF CLEFTS IN VARIOUS ANGLE’S MALOCCLUSION IN CLEFT PATIENTS REPORTING TO KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, PESHAWAR. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 9(02), 34–37. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i02.371

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 02 (2019): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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