Abstract
Cleft lip and/or palate represent the most common congenital anomalies of the face. AimDescribe the relation between non sindromic cleft lip and/or palate and sex and severity of the clef in Brazilian population. MethodsConducted cross-sectional study, between the years 2009 and 2011, with a population of 366 patients. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and using the multinomial logistic regression with an interval of 95% estimated the chances of the types of cleft lip and/or palate between sex. ResultsAmong the 366 cases of non sindromic cleft lip and/or palate, the more frequent clefts were cleft lip and palate, followed respectively by cleft lip and cleft palate. It is noted that cleft palate were more frequent in females, while the cleft lip and palate and cleft labial predominated in males. The risk of occurrence of cleft lip in relation the cleft palate was 2.19 times in males compared to females. While the risk of cleft lip and palate in relation cleft palate was 2.78 times in males compared to females. ConclusionThis study showed that there were differences in the distribution of the non sindromic cleft lip and/or palate between male and female.
Highlights
Cleft lip and/or palate represent the most common congenital anomaly of the face
The data was analyzed with descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression with a 95% interval to estimate the likelihood of the types of cleft lip and/or palate affecting the genders
The cleft palates were more frequent in females, while the cleft lip and palate and cleft lips only predominated in males
Summary
Non sindromic cleft lip and palate: relationship between sex and clinical extension. Fissuras lábio palatinas não sindrômicas: relação entre o sexo e a extensão clínica. Daniella Reis Barbosa Martelli[1], Renato Assis Machado[2], Mário Sérgio Oliveira Swerts[3], Laíse Angélica Mendes Rodrigues[4], Sibele Nascimento de Aquino[5], Hercílio Martelli Júnior[6]
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