Could fetal reduction induce facial cleft? Report of a case

We describe a paramedian cleft of the lower lip that cannot be explained by embryological development in a child with only one predisposing factor, which was fetal reduction for a multiple pregnancy. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of a cleft that has been induced by the reduc...

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Published inBritish journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 543 - 545
Main Authors Chauvel-Picard, J., Massardier, J., Gleizal, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2018
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Dentistry
facial cleft
lower paramedian cleft
multifetal pregnancy reduction
selective fetal reduction
multifetal pregnancy reduction
lower paramedian cleft
facial cleft
selective fetal reduction
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Summary:We describe a paramedian cleft of the lower lip that cannot be explained by embryological development in a child with only one predisposing factor, which was fetal reduction for a multiple pregnancy. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of a cleft that has been induced by the reduction of a multifetal pregnancy.
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ISSN:0266-4356
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DOI:10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.05.009