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 ...

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

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 Care UK (CCUK) a cross sectional survey of five year old children with non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of reconfigured ...

That’s a condition of the jaw common in patients with cleft lips and palates. The facial deficiency occurs when the top jaw ...

As part of efforts towards providing lasting medical solutions to the sickness of Cleft Lip & Palate which is defined as openings, splits, separations in the the upper lip or palate or tissues of the ...

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 ...