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The goal of this study was to verify if the prevalence of cleft uvula is higher in families of cleft palate individuals than in the general population. The study group was composed of 136 relatives of cleft individuals and the control group was composed of 287 individuals without family history of cleft palate. The methodology consisted of oral examination by two examiners, with depression of the tongue to elicit the vomit reflex and air jets to define the cleft extension according to Meskin’s classification. The results showed that the study group presented a 2,9:100 prevalence of cleft uvula being all classified as partial 25% of extension and the control group showed a prevalence of 2,4:100, with higher occurrence of partial 25% of extension. In conclusion, the cleft uvula does not prevail in relatives of cleft palate individuals in relation to the general population, there is no sex correlation and the cleft uvula classified as partial 25% of extension has higher incidence. |
