Frequency of open bite, overbite and overjet in children with clefts of the lip and/or palate

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  • Tatiana Fioresi Antoniazzi School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
  • Neide Pena Coto School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
  • Márcia André School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
  • Maria Naira Pereira Friggi School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
  • Reinaldo Brito e Dias School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo

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Cleft lip and palate causes functional disturbance such asmalocclusion. This study evaluated the frequency of open bite, overbite andoverjet in children with cleft lip and/or palate and compared with childrenwithout clefts. The Experimental Group had 42 children with cleft lip and/orpalate and the Control Group had 26 children without clefts. In theExperimental Group, overbite appeared in 38.1% of the cases, followed byoverjet, 19% and open bite, 2.4%. The results showed that malocclusion had ahigher incidence in the Experimental Group and the open bite occurred morein the Control Group.

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