Epidemiological profile of patients with orofacial cleft treated by a reference surgical team in the State of Amazonas, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Orofacial clefts are congenital malformations with an estimated occurrence of 1:650 births in Brazil. The most widely adopted classification system in that country is the method developed by Spina, and cheiloplasty and palatoplasty are the main surgeries performed. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Karla Melina Gonzales Alarcón, Álvaro Júlio De Andrade Sá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica 2017-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
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Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1885/en_v32n4a04.pdf