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. When you look down the cleft, you’ll see ...

Neda Tahmasebifard, an assistant professor in the speech and language pathology department at Saint Mary’s College, ...

[15] With a CL, it is imperative that this systematic examination be completed before a feeding, due to the potential ... have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway.

DAR ES SALAAM, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The 34th Chinese medical team in Tanzania's Zanzibar has recently completed five cleft lip surgeries and 19 cleft palate surgeries on children within just five days ...

Fang Jin (1st R), an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with the 34th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar, checks on a boy's ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...

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 ...

Weisman explains that puppies born with a cleft lip or palate cannot nurse properly, which can lead to the death of the animal. In these cases, tube feeding is necessary. Cleft Rescue Unit works ...