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Unveiling Oral Health Differences: Gingival Health and Hygiene in Children With and Without Cleft Lip and Palate
Guida Paola Genovez1, Matheus Souza de Campos Costa2, Lucas José de Azevedo-Silva1
1Hospital of Craniofacial Anomalies Rehabilitation, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo compare the oral hygiene and gingival health of children with and without cleft lip and palate.DesignCross-sectional comparative study.SettingInstitutional tertiary referral hospital.Patients/ParticipantsThis study was conducted on 108 children aged 6 to 12 years, divided into 3 groups: Group 1 = children with cleft lip and alveolus with or without cleft palate, unilateral or bilateral (n = 36, 22 boys and 14 girls, aged 8, 39 ± 1.61 years), Group 2 = children with isolated cleft palate (n = 36, 8 boys and 28 girls, 8.11 ± 1.88 years); and Group 3 = children without clefts (n = 36, 18 boys and 18 girls, 8.53 ± 1.33 years).Main Outcome MeasuresThe clinical parameters evaluated were Gingival Index (GI) and Patient Hygiene Performance (PHP) Index. analysis of variance and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to evaluate intergroup differences. Correlations between the variables age, PHP Index and GI were assessed by the Spearman correlation (P < .05).ResultsThe results demonstrated no statistically significant difference between the three groups for the PHP index (P = .126). There was also no intergroup difference for GI (P = .418).ConclusionsNo difference for the gingival status was observed between children with cleft lip and palate and with isolated cleft palate. Children with oral clefts present adequate gingival status compared to noncleft children.
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