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 ...

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 ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate result when facial structures that are developing in an unborn baby don’t close completely.” The ...

While all children who lack proper oral health care and practices are susceptible to oral health problems, those with clefts ...