{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]],"date-time":"2026-04-30T04:35:45Z","timestamp":1777523745282,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":34,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"2","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,10]],"date-time":"2021-03-10T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1615334400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022,2]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess the knowledge, awareness and attitude to orthodontic treatment of patients and parents of children with orofacial clefts, receiving comprehensive cleft care treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional survey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A major tertiary health care facility in Nigeria, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-araba, Lagos.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients and parents of children with orofacial clefts receiving comprehnsive cleft care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Intervention:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients and parents of children with orofacial clefts were asked to complete the survey. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 123 patients participated in the study, 55.3% (68) were females and 44.7% (55) were males. The majority (85.3%, 114) of patients were children aged between 0 and 5 years, while only 7.3% (9) were adults, aged 18 years and above. About one-third (41) of the respondents indicated that they felt \u201ctheir teeth was not straight.\u201d Although 43.9% (54) reported that they knew that braces could be used to straighten teeth, only 13.8% of the respondents knew who an orthodontist was. Eighty percent (99) indicated that they would be willing to undergo treatment to straighten their teeth or their children\/wards\u2019 teeth.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The majority of parents of children with clefts and adult patients attending the institution\u2019s cleft clinic had limited knowledge of orthodontics and the orthodontic care required for patients with clefts, although they had a positive attitude toward orthodontic treatment. These findings will guide the center in planning patient-centered orthodontic care for patients with clefts while also highlighting areas of importance for patient counseling and education in the orthodontic care for these patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1055665621998179","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,10]],"date-time":"2021-03-10T04:23:30Z","timestamp":1615350210000},"page":"192-199","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Cleft Care in a Developing Country: An Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Patients\/Parents of Children With an Orofacial Cleft to Orthodontic Treatment"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"59","author":[{"given":"Oluranti Olatokunbo","family":"daCosta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos\/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4041-2128","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ikenna Gerald","family":"Isiekwe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos\/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chetachi Mariagoretti","family":"Ogbonna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Private Practice"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4172\/2169-0111.1000153"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_3_2_3_1","first-page":"14","article-title":"Knowledge and awareness of orthodontics among Nigerian school children in selected private and public schools in Lagos","volume":"20","author":"Adegbite KO","year":"2012","unstructured":"Adegbite KO, Ajisafe OA, Ogunbanjo BO, Adeniyi AA, daCosta OO. Knowledge and awareness of orthodontics among Nigerian school children in selected private and public schools in Lagos. Nig Dent J. 2012a:20(1):14\u201318.","journal-title":"Nig Dent J"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/2141-9248.96930"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/2231-0746.200336"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_3_2_6_1","first-page":"116","article-title":"Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women in the Lagos university teaching hospital","volume":"9","author":"Agbelusi GA","year":"1999","unstructured":"Agbelusi GA, Sofola OO, Jeboda SO. Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women in the Lagos university teaching hospital. Nig Qt J Hosp Med. 1999;9(2):116\u2013120.","journal-title":"Nig Qt J Hosp Med"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1746-160X-5-11"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1597\/12-135"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_3_2_9_1","first-page":"51","article-title":"An overview of cleft care in Nigeria","volume":"18","author":"Butali A","year":"2011","unstructured":"Butali A, Adeyemo WL. An overview of cleft care in Nigeria. Nigeria Postgrad Med J. 2011;18(2):51\u201353.","journal-title":"Nigeria Postgrad Med J"},{"issue":"128","key":"e_1_3_2_10_1","first-page":"17","article-title":"Referral mode and pattern of malocclusion among patients attending the Lagos University teaching hospital Lagos, Nigeria","volume":"32","author":"daCosta OO","year":"2009","unstructured":"daCosta OO, Utomi IL. Referral mode and pattern of malocclusion among patients attending the Lagos University teaching hospital Lagos, Nigeria. Odontostomatol Trop. 2009;32(128):17\u201323.","journal-title":"Odontostomatol Trop"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/biomet\/38.1-2.141"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1179\/bjo.18.1.9"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1597\/09-217"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejwf.2020.07.001"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1055665620969570"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1597\/04-100r.1"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/jorr.jorr_29_17"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12663-010-0132-6"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3949\/ccjm.84.s2.04"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1597\/12-057"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_3_2_21_1","first-page":"139","article-title":"Socio-economic and cultural background of parents non-syndromic cleft lip and\/or palate children in northern Nigeria, Pak","volume":"25","author":"Olasoji HO","year":"2005","unstructured":"Olasoji HO, Adeosun OO, Adesina AO. Socio-economic and cultural background of parents non-syndromic cleft lip and\/or palate children in northern Nigeria, Pak. Oral Dent J. 2005;25(2):139\u2013143.","journal-title":"Oral Dent J"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bjoms.2006.09.005"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_3_2_23_1","first-page":"31","article-title":"Antenatal determinants of oro-facial clefts in Southern Nigeria","volume":"10","author":"Omo-Aghoja VW","year":"2010","unstructured":"Omo-Aghoja VW, Omo-Aghoja LO, Ugboko VI, Obuekwe ON, Saheeb BD, Feyi-Waboso P, Onowhakpor A. Antenatal determinants of oro-facial clefts in Southern Nigeria. Afr Health Sci. 2010;10(1):31\u201339.","journal-title":"Afr Health Sci"},{"issue":"3","key":"e_1_3_2_24_1","first-page":"285","article-title":"A survey of the knowledge, attitude and practice of antenatal mothers in Lagos, Nigeria about the primary teeth","volume":"34","author":"Orenuga OO","year":"2005","unstructured":"Orenuga OO, Sofola OO. A survey of the knowledge, attitude and practice of antenatal mothers in Lagos, Nigeria about the primary teeth. Afr J Med med Sci. 2005;34(3):285\u2013291.","journal-title":"Afr J Med med Sci"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.26719\/2011.17.2.121"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_26_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ortho.25.1.41"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_27_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7748\/nr.2.4.69.s8"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_28_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/mmj.mmj_300_19"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_3_2_29_1","first-page":"73","article-title":"Oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary school teacher in Lagos State","volume":"11","author":"Sofola OO","year":"2002","unstructured":"Sofola OO, Agbelusi GA, Jeboda SO. Oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary school teacher in Lagos State. Nig J Med. 2002;11(2):73\u201376.","journal-title":"Nig J Med"},{"issue":"3","key":"e_1_3_2_30_1","first-page":"131","article-title":"Implications of low oral health awareness in Nigeria","volume":"51","author":"Sofola OO","year":"2010","unstructured":"Sofola OO. Implications of low oral health awareness in Nigeria. Nig Med J. 2010;51(3):131\u2013133.","journal-title":"Nig Med J"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_31_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1597\/1545-1569_1999_036_0189_toadoc_2.3.co_2"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_32_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11165-016-9602-2"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_33_1","article-title":"Awareness of orthodontic treatment among parents of children 5-17 years of age in Kanchipuram district\u2014a survey","volume":"4","author":"Thirunavukkarasu R","year":"2019","unstructured":"Thirunavukkarasu R, Muralidharan D, Nirupama C, Prashanth C, Gupta G, Karthikeyan E, Sakthisri V. Awareness of orthodontic treatment among parents of children 5-17 years of age in Kanchipuram district\u2014a survey. Oral Health Care. 2019;4. doi:10.15761\/OHC.100017","journal-title":"Oral Health Care"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_34_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5152\/TurkJOrthod.2019.18094"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_35_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00029330-200610020-00005"}],"container-title":["The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/1055665621998179","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/1055665621998179","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/1055665621998179","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T16:21:45Z","timestamp":1777393305000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1055665621998179"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,10]]},"references-count":34,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022,2]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/1055665621998179"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1055665621998179","relation":{},"ISSN":["1055-6656","1545-1569"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1055-6656","type":"print"},{"value":"1545-1569","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,10]]}}}