Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal
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December, 2004, Vol. 6, No. 4

CONTENTS

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of the Temporomandibular Joint Internal Derangement in a Non-patient Population
99 - 102

Assessment of Complete Cleft (CLP) Patients’ Occlusion at Age of Five
103 - 105

Traumatic Damage to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Sustained in Course of Dental Implantation. Possibility of Prevention
106 - 110

Periodontal Status in Population of Belarus
111 - 113

Modulatory Effect of Ammonium Ions on Human Neutrophil Oxidative Burst in Response to Bacterial Stimuli
114 - 117

Dental Fear Among Teenagers. Individual Anxiety Factors
118 - 121

Damage of Inferior Alveolar Nerve in Mandible Fracture Cases
122 - 125

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Assessment of Complete Cleft (CLP) Patients’ Occlusion at Age of Five

Inese Maulina, Dace Priede, Ieva Maulina, Biruta Barkane, Ilze Akota

Summary

This study evaluates dental occlusion of five year old children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) patients with the occlusion of noncleft children. 70 dental casts of five year old children from Latvia were studied. 35 of them got complex treatment in Riga CLP center and 35-were noncleft from kindergarten groups.. All UCLP patients had surgically closed lip an palate; 31 patient had presurgical orthopedics, 17 patients had orthodontics treatment in primary dentition. 5 Year Old’s Index were used to assess dental arch relationship from CLP patients. Measurements of dental arch length, canine arch width and molar arch width were taken similar to Bland and Altman method.

Key words: UCLP, 5 year old index, jaw dimentions

Received: 02 10 2004

Accepted for publishing: 20 12 2004


*Institute of Stomatology, Riga Cleft Lip and Palate Centre, Riga, Latvia.


Inese Maulina* - D.D.S.

Dace Priede* - D.D.S.

Ieva Maulina* - D.D.S.

Biruta Barkane* - D.D.S., Mc.

Ilze Akota* - Dr. Med.; D.D.S., MSc.


Address correspondence to: dr.Inese Maulina, Institute of Stomatology, Riga Cleft Lip and Palate Centre, 20 Dzirciema Street, Riga, Latvia.