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October 16, 2025Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryOpen Access

Quality of life of children treated for cleft lip or palate in a selected South African population: a questionnaire-based survey of guardian/parent perspectives

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SLSiyabonga LembedeOAOkikioluwa Stephen AladeyeluAMAnil Madaree

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Overview

Questionnaire-based survey evaluates quality of life in children post-cleft surgery, indicating gender and age differences.

Key Points

  • Children with cleft palate only reported higher quality of life scores compared to other cleft types.
  • Patients with cleft lip only showed lower quality of life in the social health domain at 63.5%.
  • Female participants had better scores in psychological and physical health than males, enhancing the gender aspect.
  • Children aged 10-13 years were noted to have the lowest quality of life scores across all health domains.

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Lembede et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f10ecee6a12fd042899959https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-025-01466-9
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