July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...

"Our laboratory focuses on obtaining a better knowledge of the genetic and cellular pathways involved in cleft lip and palate ...

By using her platform to shine a light on the challenges and triumphs of cleft lip diagnoses, she’s creating space for ...

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 ...

[Courtesy Smile Train] On World Cleft Day today ... hospital boasts a comprehensive cleft health centre. "We provide comprehensive care for cleft lip and palate, a congenital deformity affecting ...

Azeez Butali, a Nigerian scientist, is one of six Nigerians recognised by U.S. President Joe Biden with the Presidential ...

Mary Edang from Samburu County holds her 5-month-old son Brayden Lonyalik at the St Francis Community Hospital as they wait for his free cleft lip surgery ... this year’s World Smile Day.

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 ...