Cleft lip

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, affecting more than 5,000 infants a year in the United States - or about one in 700. A cleft is an opening or a split in the upper lip, the roof of the mouth (palate) or both.
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Cleft lip: The presence of one or two vertical fissures (clefts) in the upper lip -- cleft lip can be on one side only (unilateral) or on both sides (bilateral) -- resulting from failure of the normal process of fusion of the lip to come to ...
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CLEFT LIP - A genetic disorder that results in the failure of fusion in the upper lip. Also seen commonly in association with cleft palate.
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Cleft lip and palate can be quite disfiguring, in addition to creating a number of potentially serious difficulties with feeding, hearing and speech.
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Cleft lip is a birth defect that involves a split in the upper lip. Cleft palate involves a split down the palate. The palate is the center of the roof of the mouth.
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Cleft lip and palate
Dr Trisha Macnair
Cleft lips and/or palates are among the most common birth defects in the UK. One or both may occur in early pregnancy for various reasons, but many of the problems they might cause can be solved after the birth.
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cleft lip or cleft palate
dental problems (teeth that do not meet properly, such as with an overbite)
large tongue ...
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Cleft lip or palate (risk from phenobarbital, phenytoin, valproate).
Genital or urinary abnormalities (risk from most standard drugs).
Neural tube defects (NTD) in the skull or spinal column (risk of 2% with valproate and 1% with carbamazepine).
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Cleft lip or palate.
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
A degenerative autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland that ultimately results in a marked reduction in the amount of thyroid hormone produced.
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Cleft lip and palate abnormalites are the most common congenital abnormalities. This article provides a thorough overview of the problems and the surgery required to correct them.
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The cleft may be confined to the soft palate at the back of the mouth; it may include the hard palate, or roof of the mouth; or it may extend through the gum and lip, producing a gap in the teeth and a cleft lip, ...
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When the midwife turned her toward us we saw that she had a very wide unilateral cleft lip and palate. This is where the care of an exceptional midwife made an exceptional difference in our lives.
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Vitamin A protects the immune system and avoids eye abnormalities, cleft lip, and cleft palate. Do not let vitamin A intake go over 10,000 IU daily. Excessive intake of vitamin A is linked to cleft palate, heart defects, and other congenital defects.
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Patau syndrome (trisomy 13 syndrome): A syndrome characterized by multiple malformations, commonly including scalp defects, hemangiomas (blood vessel malformations) of the face and nape of the neck, cleft lip and palate, ...
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pregnant need extra folic acid to make more red blood cells and maintain normal growth of their baby. Women who do not get enough folic acid before and during pregnancy are more likely to have a child born with a birth defect, such as a cleft lip or ...
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