Association between Dental Anomalies and Orofacial Clefts: A Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether individuals with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts (OCs) display a higher frequency of dental anomalies (DAs) when compared with individuals without OCs.

Methods

A literature search of indexed databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, and LILACS) was conducted without language restriction up to and including February 1, 2020. Cross-referencing was used to further identify articles. Several cleft teams across the United States and Europe were contacted to obtain unpublished data. The eligibility criteria were observational studies with original data that statistically compared individuals with OC without syndromes and those without OC on any type of DA in primary and/or permanent dent

SUBMITTER: Marzouk T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8447105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature