Is outcome based cleft research leading somewhere?

Authors

Mohammad Khursheed Alam Orthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, Aljouf University. Sakaka, KSA.
Anas Imran Arshad School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Globally, approximately one out of every 700 live-births is affected by a cleft lip and/or palate. This occurrence rate makes it one of the most common congenital orofacial birth defect. The literature on this subject indicates that the cleft lip and palate has a multifactorial origin, but both genetics and environmental factors play a vital role and have been extensively studied individually and in conjunction…

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Published

2019-08-21

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3: March

Section

Perspective

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