It can happen just in the lip, it can happen on one side or both sides, and it can happen right through the gums and affect the back side of the soft palate ... In circumstances when the cleft is on ...

Cleft lip and/or palate are the most common birth defects of the mouth. A cleft lip occurs when the two structures or processes that make up the lip do not completely fuse before birth. According ...

I was born in the 1970s with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, and have undergone almost ... And it can be especially hard for cleft-affected individuals; without representation, it is isolating ...

Born with a bilateral cleft lip, Kynlee, 10, began noticing her facial differences around age 6. Other kids noticed, too.

A cleft palate is a V- or U-shaped gap in the tissue between the mouth and the inside of the nose. It includes variable ...

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 ...

Cleft palates are hard to detect on an ultrasound scan. “If there's a cleft lip diagnosed ... will be until the child starts to speak. The soft palate (the roof of the mouth towards the back ...

When Eloise Lundeen was born with a cleft lip and palate, her parents weren’t sure what to do. The birth defect occurs when the upper lip and roof of the mouth (known as the palate) of a ...

Born with a bilateral cleft lip ... “We get puppies from across the country.” A cleft lip or palate – an opening in the upper lip or roof of the mouth – occurs in both humans and dogs ...