Article
Cleft Lip with or without palate in seven countries with two income levels: a cross-sectional study.
BMC oral health - 2 Jun 2026
Alamoudi Rana A, Abudawood Shahad N, Abdulhameed Fatma Dawood, Alnamnakani Eman Abdulbaset, Rabah Sari M, Hamdan Mustafa A, Alhamlan Nasir H, Zeinalddin Mohammad, Al-Batayneh Ola B, Al Bulushi Taimoor, AboulHassan Mamdouh A, Koraitim Mohamed, Alkharafi Lateefa, Almuqbali Buthaina, Alghamdi Sultan Musaad, Refahee Shaimaa Mohsen, Quritum Maryam, Taqi Fatemah Fahad, Albassam Bader, Ayed Mariam, Embaireeg Alia, Alnahdi Raqiya, Senguttuvan Viswapurna, AlSharif Mona Talal, Aljohar Aziza Johar, Alrejaye Najla Sulaiman, Al Halasa Tamara, Basri Osama Adel, Albatayneh Mohammad A, Almalik Manal Ibrahim, Alhussain Reema Mahdi, Khan Muhammad Asjad, Yousaf Muhammad Abrar, AlZabin Alya, Kasem Albadani Mohammed Sadeq, Almajed Ebtesam, Albrahim Razan A, Aldawish Reema A, Alyahiwi Lara S, Alshabnan Rand A, Odeh Ruba M, Khader Yousef S, Sabbagh Heba Jafar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cleft lip with or without palate (CL/P) rank among the most prevalent congenital anomalies globally. This study aimed to report the phenotypic patterns of CL/P across seven Middle Eastern and Asian countries, reflecting two different economic levels. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, multicountry-study was carried out in seven Middle Eastern and Asian countries (high income: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman,...
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