The cleft may be repaired, but the bony structures of the teeth and everything else is not. As clinicians, we don’t repair the bony components of the gums in infancy because the bony aspects of the ...

Clefts are the most common facial abnormality babies are born with.” Clefts develop before birth. “The gap is there because parts of the baby's face didn't join together properly during develo ...

According to the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association ... so he was bound to have at least a little scar on his face," she laughs. After speaking with medical specialists and digesting ...

Observe the infant's face, looking for symmetry of the eyes ... A CL will be immediately apparent; clefts can range from a small niche to a complete separation that extends upward into the ...

Baby Everett has been cared for by the Alberta Children’s Hospital since before he was even born. At the 20-week ultrasound, ...