Abstract
To describe the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with orofacial fissures treated at a reference center from northeast Brazil. Descriptive study, based on secondary data obtained from medical records. Sociodemographic information of patients and their mothers, use of medication during pregnancy, clinical and surgical aspects related to fissures, family history of malformation, and consanguinity among the parents were investigated. Data were analyzed descriptively using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) statistical program to obtain frequency, mean and standard deviation measures. 51.1% of the patients with orofacial fissures were female, 46.2% were under one year of age and 54.4% lived in urban areas. The majority of mothers were between the ages of 16 and 25 during the gestational period, and 59.2% reported the use of medication. Cleft lip and palate were the most prevalent types of fissures (34.4%). On admission to the Craniofacial Anomaly Rehabilitation Center, 90.5% of the individuals had not yet undergone surgical treatment. Family history of fissure was found in 29.8% of the cases studied, but inbreeding among parents was reported in only 7.1% of them. Socioeconomic and genetic factors can influence the development of orofacial fissures; this requires greater governmental attention as well as new studies for better investigation.
Highlights
History of fissure was found in 29.8% of the cases studied, but inbreeding among parents was reported in only 7.1% of them
Socioeconomic and genetic factors can influence the development of orofacial fissures; this requires greater governmental attention as well as new studies for better investigation
Resultados 51,1% de los portadores de fisuras orofaciales eran del sexo femenino, 46,2% menores de un año y 54,4% eran procedentes en la zona urbana
Summary
Socioeconomic and genetic factors can influence the development of orofacial fissures; this requires greater governmental attention as well as new studies for better investigation. Considerando que as fissuras orofaciais representam um problema de saúde pública pouco estudado na região Nordeste e a importância de estudos epidemiológicos para o estabelecimento de políticas públicas para o setor, este estudo tem por finalidade traçar o perfil clínico-epidemiológico dos portadores de fissuras orofaciais, residentes no estado da Bahia, atendidos no Centro de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais do Hospital Santo Antônio, no período de 2008 a 2013. Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico observacional, descritivo, conduzido por meio da revisão de prontuários clínicos dos indivíduos atendidos no Centro de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais do Hospital Santo Antônio (Salvador, Bahia), considerado a segunda maior unidade do país para o tratamento de portadores de anomalias orofaciais. Condições sociodemográficas dos portadores de fissuras orofaciais atendidos no Centro de Reabilitação de Anomalias
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