Cleft palate

Cleft lip and/or cleft palate are group of conditions that include cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP) or both (1). Cleft lip alone and combined cleft lip and palate defects are twice as common in males as females, while cleft palate alone is more common in females (2). Cleft Lip and/or Palate conditions are the most common facial birth defects which occur in all races, both sexes and all socioeconomic groups and their distribution vary from country to country and they account for 65% of all head

Senior Paper: Cleft Lip and Palate The power to change someone’s life is right in our own hands. There’s needs for children that we can reach. Cleft lip and palate children need the support from the community, family, friends, and from the medical professionals. The improvements for support is crucial to a better future. What I Knew The knowledge I had of this topic was minimal. My family was affected by the birth defect, cleft lip/palate; my nephew, Sawyer, (6 months old), and my older sister

Cleft palates are birth defects. It is a malformation at the roof of the mouth or a split in the top lip. The defect begins at the embryonic stages of an infant’s life (Masih, Chacko, Thomas A. , Singh, Thomas R. , & Abraham 2014). There are many theories of what factors into a child developing a cleft palate. Some of those risks are: maternal alcohol consumption, drug abuse, smoking during pregnancy, and aged paternal genes (Tettamanti L. , Avantaggiato A. , Nardone M. , Silvestre-Rangil J.

A cleft palate (CP) occurs during the embryonic stage of life and is a craniofacial malformation (Masih et al., 2014). This oral malformation varies within babies as well as in severity. CP can range from an opening at the back of the soft palate (the soft portion on the roof of the mouth), to a nearly complete separation of the roof of the mouth (Masih et al., 2014). During the time of development CP and cleft lip (CL) are results of the maxillary prominence not joining together with the frontonasal

A cleft can be defined as a “split or separation”. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 2,650 babies are born each year in the United States with a cleft palate and “it is estimated that 4,440 babies are born with a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate (Facts about Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate).” Cleft lip and palate are congenital birth defects which could lead to problems with feeding, breathing, hearing, speaking and language development. Many of the

A cleft lip is an opening or split in the upper lip that occurs when developing facial structures in an unborn baby that doesn't close completely. A baby with a cleft lip may also experience a cleft in the roof of the mouth (cleft palate). Less commonly, a cleft occurs only in the muscles of the soft palate (submucuous palate), which are at the back of the mouth and covered by the mouth's lining. This type of cleft often often goes unnoticed at birth and may not be diagnosed until later when signs

#6 Cleft/Lip Palate 1. Definition: • A face and mouth malformation that affects the fetus’s development early on in pregnancy. • Cleft lip is when the lip actually splits on both sides of the upper lip, leaving a gap • Cleft palate is when the palate of the opening of the mouth actually splits 2. What are the causes/risk factors: • The cause is typically unknown, yet most are believing it is linked to genetic or environmental factors. • Risk Factors:  Smoking  Diabetes  Use of certain medications

Cleft lip and/or palate are facial and oral malformations that develop during the 1st trimester in pregnancy. There are three possible conditions that can occur alone or even as part of a genetic condition or syndrome. These include cleft lip, cleft palate, and cleft lip with palate. The diagnosis of this condition is sometimes extremely different for parents to hear and the implications of how the parents react can sometimes negatively affect how the baby develops. The research behind this article

RELAIBLITY DATA IN NORMALS AND CLEFT LIP AND PALATE. Abstract Introduction Cleft lip and palate is an abnormal opening or fissure in an anatomical structure. Cleft is a congenital condition present at birth due to inherited condition .The causes for the cleft are both endogenous and exogenous factors. It is also due to the disruption in embryological development. Cleft palate occurs when the section of the

Cleft palate is a congenital birth defect. Treatment of cleft palate requires the interdisciplinary efforts of a Cleft Palate/Craniofacial team, which includes speech-language pathologists and dentists. Approximately fifty percent of individuals who suffer from cleft palate have been shown to have disorders in speech and/or language, with the potential to benefit from treatment (LeDuc, 2008). Individuals with cleft palate may experience secondary disorders such as feeding and suckling difficulties