Cleft lip and cleft palate are openings or splits in the upper lip, the roof of the mouth palate or both. Type of cleft unilateral cleft lip bilateral cleft lip. Cleft lip and palate are the most common facial deformity. During early pregnancy stages your child may develop cleft lip or cleft palate. Many parents of children with cleft lip and cleft palate say that they have a lot of questions, concerns and fears about caring for their child. The main reasons of clefting in infants may be either environmental such as. Cleft palate and craniofacial conditions 4th edition pdf free download, cleft palate and craniofacial.
The unm cleft and craniofacial team is an interdisciplinary team for the assessment, diagnosis, education, and treatment of children with cleft lip andor palate. Some children have a cleft lip or cleft palate because of changes in their genes. Cleft palate brochure unm health sciences center university of. For cleft palate repair, the 2flap palatoplasty and furlow doubleopposing zplasty are most. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is the fourth most common birth defect and the first most common facial birth defect. Cleft lip and cleft palate are thought to be caused by a combination of genes and other factors, such as things the mother comes in contact with in her environment, or what the mother eats or drinks, or certain medications she uses during pregnancy. Find out when you should have surgery to fix the cleft lip and. Cleft lippalate is the fourth most common birth defect in the united states. Cleft lip and cleft palate can occur on one or both sides of the mouth. Speech difficulties associated with cleft lip and palate can persist into adolescence and adulthood and can have an impact on selfesteem and ease of communication in educational, social, and vocational settings. A cleft palate occurs when the roof of the mouth does. Pdf cleft lip and palate samuel berkowitz editor ayko.
Cleft palate and craniofacial conditions 4th edition pdf. Cleft lip and palate resource handbook childrens healthcare of. A cleft lip occurs when there is a split or opening in the lip. Because the lip and the palate develop separately, it is possible to have a cleft lip without a cleft palate, a cleft palate. Pdf this chapter is a comprehensive overview regarding the treatment of cleft lip and palate clp patients. A sixcenter international study of treatment outcome in patients with clefts of the lip and palate. Clapa is the only ukwide voluntary organisation specifically helping those with, and affected by, cleft lip and palate. It may involve lip only, lip and palate and palate only. Cleft lip and cleft palate result when facial structures that are developing in an unborn baby dont close completely. This opening can be small or large enough to connect the upper lip and nose. The gap in the upper lip may make it difficult for the child to feed with a standard nipple, especially if a cleft palate is also present. Speech difficulties can persist for a number of reasons, including. In fact, about 1 in every 700 children born in the united states each year has a cleft of the lip andor palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects.
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