Having a family member with a cleft may also increase risk, especially when cleft lip and palate happen together. In some children, cleft palate occurs in combination with other conditions or ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) are the most commonly occurring craniofacial birth defects. Although some CL/CPs are detected on prenatal ultrasound, the majority are immediately recognized in ...

This is the heart-warming moment a baby said her first word on camera - after her parents feared she wouldn't be able to speak due to a cleft palate.

Cleft lip and palate, a congenital disorder affecting 1 in 700 live births, is a significant healthcare burden in India. The condition leads to mental agony for the patients and their families.

Atlanta-based Georgia School of Orthodontics has promoted Cintia Mendes, DDS, PhD, to program director.  Dr. Mendes has 18 ...

In Huế, hundreds of children with birth defects like cleft lip, palate deformities, and other congenital disabilities have ...

Born with cleft palate and cleft lip, the baby was abandoned by his biological parents in the forest when he was just two ...

Indore: A child born with birth defects including a cleft palate and cleft lip, who was abandoned by his biological parents ...

CEBU, Philippines — The All-Terrain Medical Relief Organization Inc. (AMRO), in partnership with Operation Restore Hope (USA) and Smile for ME (Australia), will once again hold a free medical ...

Infants with CP may have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway. Some infants with CP require the use of an oropharyngeal airway to alleviate this problem. [3] If the infant ...