Muthu M S
Dept of Pediatric Dentistry, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2000 Dec;18(4):141-3.
Cleft lip and palate is a severe birth defect occurring approximately one in 800-1000 newborn infants. The incidence varies widely among races. Cleft lip and palate together account for approximately 50% of all cases whereas isolated cleft lip and isolated cleft palate occur in about 25% of cases. Many of these congenital anomalies appear to be genetically determined though the majority are of unknown causes or teratogenic influences. Presented here is a 3 day old infant with bilateral cleft lip and palate and phocomelia for whom a feeding obturator was made and delivered to facilitate feeding.
唇腭裂是一种严重的出生缺陷，在每800 - 1000名新生儿中约有1例发生。其发病率在不同种族间差异很大。唇腭裂合计约占所有病例的50%，而单纯唇裂和单纯腭裂各占约25%。这些先天性畸形中的许多似乎是由基因决定的，尽管大多数病因不明或受致畸因素影响。本文介绍了一名3天大的双侧唇腭裂并伴有短肢畸形的婴儿，为其制作并交付了喂食阻塞器以方便喂食。
