en علوم پزشکی Medical Sciences مقاله مروری Review Article <span style="font-size:11pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Introduction: Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common congenital anomalies that affect the jaw, as well as the most common defects related to the lips and palate.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Objective: This study investigated the economic, social, and family factors affecting cleft palate.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Materials and Methods: PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and &ldquo;SID&rdquo; databases were used to investigate the correlation between births of children with cleft lip and palate and economic and social factors of the family. Finally, the most relevant titles and abstracts of articles were chosen to write this article.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Findings and Conclusion: In the present study, 13 studies were reviewed, and various factors were evaluated. The results showed a correlation between consanguineous marriage, genetics, smoking, no consumption of folic acid, increasing maternal age, poverty, and low education.</span></span></span> Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip, Biological Hazards, Economic Factors, Social Factors, Family Factors 40 49 http://modernmedlab.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-73-8&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mona Habibi Monahabibi21@yahoo.com 10031947532846001764 10031947532846001764 Yes Department of Health Services Administration, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Shaghayegh Vahdat Sha_vahdat@yahoo.com 10031947532846001765 10031947532846001765 No Department of Health Services Administration, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran