Background: Orofacial clefts are the most common craniofacial anomalies that include a
variety of conditions affecting the lips and oral cavity. They remain a significant global public …

Orofacial clefts, in particular cleft lip and cleft palate, are among the most common
congenital anomalies. Despite guidelines recommending early surgical correction, a global …

Background Orofacial clefts are the most common congenital malformation, but the global
burden and trends of orofacial clefts have not been comprehensively analysed. The aim of …

Global health systems face limited resources and constantly increasing demands for
healthcare and its costs. Having a reliable database of the burden of diseases has been …

Background Gender inequality may be associated with the burden of orofacial clefts (OFCs),
particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). To investigate the OFCs' burden …

Background: Orofacial clefts are one of the most common congenital anomalies, but this
disease burden is unevenly distributed worldwide. The authors hypothesize that this burden …

PURPOSE: Orofacial clefts are one of the most common congenital anomalies, but this
disease burden is unevenly distributed worldwide. Our hypothesis is that most of this burden …

Background: In the recent past, there have been inconsistent reports of India witnessing a
decreasing trend in the incidence of orofacial clefts (OFC). To date, little comprehensive …

Background Oral disorders are still a major global public health challenge, considering their
perpetuating and chronic nature. Currently, there is no direct index to measure the quality of …

Background: Socio-economic status, living environments, and race have been implicated in
the development of different congenital abnormalities. As orofacial clefting is the most …