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Odontologia Clínico-Científica (Online)

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TANNURE, Patricia Nivoloni et al. Adherence to preventive oral health measures in children and adolescents with cleft lip and palate. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2011, vol.10, n.2, pp. 153-155. ISSN 1677-3888.

The aim of this study was to assess the adherence to preventive oral health measures of children and adolescents with cleft lip and palate. The sample was composed of children and adolescents aged varied 5 to 18 years, with isolated cleft lip and palate in treatment at a referral hospital for rehabilitation of craniofacial malformations in Rio de Janeiro, between August and November 2009. The guardian/patient answered a questionnaire comprising socio-demographic data and oral hygiene habits and diet. Through clinical records and medical/dental care, it was possible to identify the type of oral clefts: cleft lip (CL), cleft lip with cleft palate (CLP) and cleft palate alone (CP). One hundred and eight questionnaires were completed and the final sample consisted of 100 questionnaires corresponding to 53 children and 47 adolescents with a higher prevalence of males (55%) and caucasians (46%). The most common type of oral cleft was CLP (63.0%), followed by CL (19.0%) and CP (18.0%). Almost all participants reported that they brushed their teeth three times a day; on the other hand, they did not use dental floss and mouthwash. The intake of sweets between meals was reported more frequently by children (66.0%), no statistical diff erence between children and adolescents (p=0.08) was observed. It was observed that 15 (27.3%) boys and 19 (42.2%) girls reported using dental floss, there was no diff erence between genders (p=0.11). According to the results, adherence to preventive measures in oral health in this population was considered partial. Although most participants to perform the tooth brushing three time a day, flossing has been neglected and eating sweets between meals was reported by a large number of study participants

Keywords : cleft lip; cleft palate; dental health services; oral health.

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