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BRUNER, Giovana et al. Prevalence of lip and palate cleft in Rio Claro - SP, from 2006 to 2009. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.2, pp. 117-119. ISSN 1677-3888.

Given the increased prevalence of cleft in the Southeast, this study intent to identify, among the living babies that were born in Rio Claro - S.P, the assurance of this prevalence. An investigation in the precedent handbooks from the Health Surveillance in Rio Claro - S.P, since January 2006 until November 2009, comes to verify the percentage of living new-born that presents with cleft. Occurrences of lip and palate clefts and sex were confirmed in 9129 handbooks from patients born in Rio Claro. The data obtained were submitted to a descriptive statistic. It was possible to conclude by the results that record of the prevalence of cleft patients in the Southeast region of Brazil has increased and lip clefts are more predominant in male and palate clefts in female people.

Palavras-chave : Prevalence; Cleft lip; Cleft palate.