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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2019

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Dental Caries Status in Children With Orofacial Cleft: An Indian Outlook.

Nagappan Nagappan, Rajmohan Madhanmohan, Nithin Manchery Gopinathan, Sujith Raj Stephen, Dinesh Dhamodhar Mathevan Pillai, Nagaland Tirupati

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  3. The Psychosocial Impact of Cleft Lip and/or Palate on Caregivers and Individuals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026
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6 authors.

Nagappan NagappanDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, India.
Rajmohan MadhanmohanDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nithin Manchery GopinathanOral Health Centre, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Sujith Raj StephenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur, India.
Dinesh Dhamodhar Mathevan PillaiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nagaland TirupatiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo assess the dental caries status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) among children with orofacial cleft reporting to a hospital in India. MATERIALS AND

methodsSubjects were divided into two groups. Group 1 cleft children (

resultsThe mean DMFT was high in noncleft (3.51 ± 2.45) children than in cleft children (2.75 ± 2.68). The mean deft was high in noncleft (1.11 ± 0.96) children than in cleft children (0.86 ± 3.07).

conclusionCleft children have negative impact on OHRQOL than noncleft children.

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Cleft lipcraniofacialOHIPOHRQOLorofacial clefts

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PMID31198331
PMCPMC6555316

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