Cleft Lip and Palate Using Library Resources

Below are a few ways to use Library Resources to find the answers to these questions.

• 1. Are there any textbooks that provide an overview of cleft lip and cleft palate?
  •  To find textbooks for background information or an overview of cleft lip and cleft palate, search for e-books from Access Medicine. From the HSL homepage http://library.cumc.columbia.edu/  select>Top Resources> Access Medicine  (in the search box type cleft palate cleft lip). Results include: Oral Medicine & Dentistry > Cleft Lip &  Cleft Palate ; In: Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics.
  • Search CLIO (Library’s catalog) from HSL homepage http://library.cumc.columbia.edu/ select>Top Resources> CLIO; results include:  Cleft lip and palate [electronic resource]: diagnosis and management; Published: New York: Springer, 2013;  https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/10309090
• 2. What are the orthodontic treatments for malocclusions in children with cleft lip and palate?
  
  • From the HSL homepage http://library.cumc.columbia.edu/ select>Top Resources> PubMed; Suggested strategy: (cleft palate AND cleft lip) AND malocclusion AND orthodontics. Use filters on the left side of the PubMed screen to limit to, for example, specific age groups.) Below are a few sample search results.
    • Zhang H, Deng F, Wang H, Huang Q, Zhang Y. Early orthodontic intervention followed by fixed appliance therapy in a patient with a severe Class III malocclusion and cleft lip and palate. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2013; Nov;144(5):726-36.  PubMed PMID: 24182589.
    • Wu TT, Ko EW, Chen PK, Huang CS. Craniofacial characteristics in unilateral complete cleft lip and palate patients with congenitally missing teeth. Am JOrthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2013 Sep;144(3):381-90. PubMed PMID: 23992810.
    • Adusumilli SP, Sudhakar P, Mummidi B, Reddy KV, Rao CH, Raju BH.Interdisciplinary treatment of an adolescent with unilateral cleft lip and palate. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2013 Mar 1;14(2):332-8. PubMed PMID: 23811669.
  • A search in Embase: (‘cleft lip palate’/exp OR ‘cleft lip palate’) AND (‘malocclusion’/exp OR ‘malocclusion’) AND (‘orthodontics’/exp OR ‘orthodontics’) Embase is available from the library’s homepage http://library.cumc.columbia.edu/ select>Top Resources>Embase. (Note: exp refers to ‘Explode’ which expands your search).
    • The correction of maxillary deficiency with internal distraction devices: a multidisciplinary approach; Oz A.A., Ozer M., Eroglu L., Ozdemir O.S.; The journal of contemporary dental practice 2013 14:5 (957-962)
    • The impact of malocclusion on the quality of life among children and adolescents: a systemic review of quantitative studies. Dimberg L., Arnrup K., Bondemark L. European Journal of Orthodontics 2015 37:3 (238-247)
    • Photographs of dental casts or digital models: Rating dental arch relationships in bilateral cleft lip and palate. Leenarts C.M.R., Bartzela T.N., Bronkhorst E.M., Semb G., Shaw W.C., Katsaros C., Kuijpers-Jagtman A.M.  International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2012 41:2 (180-185)
• 3. Where can we find CATs (Critically Appraised Topics) on cleft lip and cleft palate?
  • CATs are Critically Appraised Topics, evidence based one page summaries of a specific research question. View some CATs for search strategy: (cleft lip and palate) at this link: https://cats.uthscsa.edu/searchResult.php?vSearch=cleft+lip+palate&sortby=date&btnSubmit1=CATs+Search
• 4. Are there any anatomy resources that cover the ‘Head and Neck’ and would be of special interest to dental students?
  • A useful resource specifically for dental students is: Netter’s Head and Neck Anatomy for Dentistry http://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/9687496  (Chapter 1, development of the head and neck, includes a section on cleft lip and cleft palate); More resources are available through Clio.  A suggested strategy is to search for “cleft lip cleft palate” as a subject; see results at this link: https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog?q=cleft+lip+cleft+palate&search_field=subject&sort=pub_date_sort+desc%2C+title_sort+asc
  • Cleft lip and palate management: a comprehensive atlas; Published: Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2015]; Online: NoncircWiley Online Library OBook Frontlist 2015; https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/11719076

 Additional Useful Evidence Based Dentistry Resources:

1. AHRQ National Guideline clearing House https://www.guideline.gov
2. ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry http://ebd.ada.org/en
3. Evidence-Based Endodontics Literature Database http://www.evidencebasedendo.com/
4. Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry http://www.cebd.org/
5. CDC Division of Oral Health – Guidelines and Recommendations https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/guidelines.htm
6. Cochrane Oral Health: http://oralhealth.cochrane.org/
7. TRIP Database https://www.tripdatabase.com/
8. CATs Library Critically Appraised Topics https://cats.uthscsa.edu/search.php
9. Learning at your own pace (Tutorials) from the Health Sciences Library’s homepage http://library.cumc.columbia.edu/learning-your-pace-tutorials
10. “A practical approach to evidence-based dentistry: understanding and applying the principles of EDB” Journal of the American Dental Association, November, Volume 145 (11): p.1105-1107; PMID 25359637 http://rd8hp6du2b.search.serialssolutions.com/OpenURL_local?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:25359637

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