Environmental factors of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate.

Author: Cheng LU ¹ ; Jiang-Yue WANG ¹ ; Zhong-Lin JIA ¹
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1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: cleft lip and palate; environmental factors; pregnant women’s health
MeSH: Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Female; Humans; Incidence; Pregnancy
From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2019;37(5):547-550
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Though the mechanism of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate is not completely clear, the disease is affected by the combination of environment and genetics. Special environmental factors have the affect on the incidence of cleft palate. In this paper, the environmental factors related to the occurrence of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate were summarize from three aspects: poor living habits, chemical factors, age and health status of pregnant women during pregnancy. Based on the analysis of this paper, it will help to improve the health and living environment of pregnant women, so as to reduce the incidence of cleft palate.