Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Cleft lip and cleft palate are _____ as common in _____

twice; males

________ cleft palate is more common in females

isolated

Causes of cleft lip and cleft palate

Isolated birth defect, chromosomal, syndrome, exposures to specific teratogens during fetal development

Pathophysiology of cleft Lip and cleft Palate

Originates in the second month of pregnancy

Signs and Symptoms of cleft lip

May range from a simple notch in the upper lip to a complete cleft from the lip edge through the floor of the nostril.

Signs and Symptoms of cleft palate

May be partial or complete, involving only the soft palate or extending from the soft palate completely through the hard palate into the upper jaw or nasal cavity.

Diagnostic tests for cleft lip and cleft palate

Prenatal ultrasonography

Treatment for cleft lip and cleft palate

Surgical correction, timing varies

What is this image demonstrating?

Unilateral cleft lip

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Bilateral cleft lip

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Unilateral cleft palate

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Bilateral cleft palate