2009, Number 3
<< Back Next >>
Arch Inv Mat Inf 2009; 1 (3)
Características epidemiológicas en pacientes con fisura labiopalatina
Beltrán CMD
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 105-109
PDF size: 60.46 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the epidemiology of patients with cleft lip-palate at the Center for Dental Specialities.
Material and methods: Observational, descriptive, transversal, retrospective, in which records were reviewed of 1,000 patients with cleft lip-palate, randomly selected to study its epidemiological characteristics.
Results: 943 complete records were found. Were males accounted for 61% and 39% female. 61.6% were from the Toluca region. The 54.2% of the mothers were between 18 and 27 years old and in the same age group were 54.4% of the parents. The 82.4% of couples had fewer than five years apart in age. 90% of mothers were housewives and 39.8% of the parents was a workers. Patients were first pregnancy in 38.6% and 27.2% in the second. Cleft palate was the most common left-sided in 39%.
Conclusions: Our findings are consistent with those reported in the literature.
REFERENCES
Ochoa L, Ortiz de A. Casuística de 10 años de labio y paladar hendido en el Hospital Universitario. Medicina Universitaria 2003; 5: 18-24.
Guzmán S, Briecke SM. Análisis comparativo del crecimiento craneofacial de pacientes con fisura labiopalatina tratados con ortopedia maxilar temprana, Hospital del Niño Poblano, 2006: 7 (26).
Corbo R, Marimono T. Labio y paladar fisurados. Aspectos generales que se deben conocer en la atención primaria de salud. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr 2001; 17 (4): 379-385.
Sepúlveda T, Zúñiga. Prevalencia de fisura labiopalatina e indicadores de riesgo: Estudio de la población atendida en el Hospital Clínico Félix Bulnes de Santiago de Chile. Revista de Cirugía Oral 2008-01.
Padrón G. Caracterización de una población pediátrica con labio y paladar hendido, Medigraphic Artemisa, Cirugía Oral 2006.
Villafuerte GA. Clasificación y tratamiento de fisuras labiales y palatinas que presentan los pacientes con labio y paladar hendido en el Hospital Infantil de México. Tesis 2004, México, D.F.
Vinageras E. Tratamiento integral de los pacientes con fisura labiopalatina 1era edición, México, Ediciones Médicas del Hospital Infantil de México 1987.
Trigos M, López GF. Análisis de la incidencia, prevalencia y atención del labio paladar hendido en México. Cirugía Plástica 2003: 13 (1): 35-39.