The high prevalence of hypodontia of the permanent lateral incisor in the cleft side showed that the cleft could play an important role in this absence. There were different patterns for the presence of the cleft-side lateral incisor.

Objective The objective of this retrospective study was to verify whether the root development of the permanent lateral incisor on the cleft side was delayed, compared with its contralateral tooth in subjects with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate. Setting Craniofacial Anomalies Rehabilitation Hospital (HRAC)-University of São Paulo-Bauru, Brazil. Patients A sample of 98 panoramic radiographs of HRAC patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate was selected, regardless of sex and race. Main outcome Measure Panoramic radiographs were analyzed and the root development stage of the cleft-side permanent lateral incisor was compared with its contralateral tooth. Results Overall, the permanent cleft-side lateral incisor was significantly delayed in root development in relation to the noncleft side contralateral tooth (p < .05). However, no significant differences were observed between boys and girls. Conclusions Root development of the permanent cleft-side lateral incisor was delayed, compared with its contralateral tooth. The cleft itself may play an important role in this delay because the results from boys and girls were very similar.

Objective To determine in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) subjects the characteristics (location, shape) of the cleft-side lateral incisor. The presence of a supernumerary tooth at the cleft side and the prevalence of hypodontia outside the cleft area were evaluated. A comparison was made of the shape of the cleft side lateral incisor to its contralateral incisor. Setting Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies (HRCA), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Patients Orthopantomograms of 203 subjects with UCLP and without syndromes were chronologically selected from the HRCA data bank, within an age range of 5 to 10 years. Outcome Measure Orthopantomograms were analyzed by the same observer according to established criteria. Results There were no statistically significant differences between sexes for any of the criteria studied. The cleft-side lateral incisor was present in 50.2%, and it was more commonly located at the distal side (76.5%). The congenital absence of the cleft-side lateral incisor was observed in 49.8% of the sample, and its antimere was congenitally missing in 10.9%, this difference being statistically significant. The most commonly missing tooth outside the cleft area was the maxillary second premolar. Conclusions The high prevalence of hypodontia of the permanent lateral incisor in the cleft side showed that the cleft could play an important role in this absence. There were different patterns for the presence of the cleft-side lateral incisor.

Root development of the permanent cleft-side lateral incisor was delayed, compared with its contralateral tooth. The cleft itself may play an important role in this delay because the results from boys and girls were very similar.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resistência à tração de quatro diferentes sistemas adesivos. Scotchbond Multi Purpose Plus, 3M (Grupo 1), Prime & Bond 2.0, Dentsply (Grupo 2) ProBOND, Dentsply (Grupo 3), PAAMA 2, (Grupo 4) foram usados com a resina composta Glacier (SDI). Um grupo sem a utilização de qualquer sistema adesivo serviu como controle (Grupo 5). Cinqüenta espécimes foram divididos em cinco grupos com dez espécimes cada. Uma matriz de aço inoxidável com 6,0 mm de diâmetro e 1,0 mm de profundidade foi usada para se obterem dois discos de resina composta. A resina composta foi inserida em uma metade da matriz em pequenas porções e fotopolimerizada por 40 segundos. Os adesivos foram então aplicados na superfície dos discos de resina, seguindo a instrução dos fabricantes. A segunda parte da matriz foi colocada em posição e preenchida com a resina composta. Após uma hora, a matriz foi adaptada em um dispositivo especial na máquina de ensaios Kratos para determinar a resistência de união, a uma velocidade de 0,05 mm/min. Os resultados, expressos em kgf, foram: Grupo 1 (3,99 ± 1,47), Grupo 2 (4,24 ± 2,00), Grupo 3 (3,84 ± 0,88), Grupo 4 (4,33 ± 1,23) e Grupo 5 (4,21 ± 1,38). Os resultados foram analisados pelo teste estatístico ANOVA a um critério. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante (p < 0,05) na resistência à tração entre os grupos. Baseado nos resultados deste estudo, pode-se concluir que não houve influência dos diferentes sistemas adesivos na resistência de união da resina composta.