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What is a Cleft Lip and Palate?
A Cleft lip is a split in the upper lip. A Cleft palate is a split in
the roof of the mouth. ... A cleft lip and palate affects 1 in 700 babies. Cleft lip and
palate are not contagious, so you cant catch them from someone
else.
Classifications of Cleft Lip/Palate
Class 1- Cleft of the tip of the uvula
Class 2- Cleft of the uvula
Class 3- Cleft of the soft palate
Class 4- Cleft of the soft and hard palates
Class 5- Cleft of the soft and hard palates that continues through the
alveolar ridge on one side of the premaxilla.
Class 6- Cleft of the soft and hard palates that continues through the
alvoelar ridge on both sides.
Etiology of Cleft Lip/Palate
Embryology
Cleft lip and palate represent a failure of normal fusion of the
embryonic processes during development in the first trimester of
pregnancy. ... with normal fusion, no cleft lip
results.
Formation of the lip occurs between the fourth and seventh
week in the utero. The development of the palate takes place during
the eight to twelfth week. ...
A cleft lip becomes apparent by the end of the of the second
mouth in utero. A cleft palate is evident by the end of the third mouth. ... Some factors are:
(a) Genetic
(b) Environmental
(c) Tabacco Smoke
(d) Alcohol Consumption
(e) Drugs
(f) Inadequate diet, vitamins
(g) Lack of adequate prenatal care
Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms of the cleft lip and cleft palate vary from person to
person.
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