Cleft Lip and Palate: Etiology, Epidemiology, Preventive and Intervention Strategies

Cleft Lip and Palate: Etiology, Epidemiology, Preventive and Intervention Strategies

Cleft lip and palate represent a major public health problem due to the possible associated life-long morbidity, complex etiology, and the extensive multidisciplinary commitment required for intervention. It affects about 1.5 per 1000 live births (250,000 new cases per year) worldwide, with tremendous variations across geographic areas and ethnic groups. It is considered a debilitating conditio...

Genetic Epidemiology of Cleft Lip and Palate

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis) can occur individual or together. Individuals with CLP may experience problems with feeding, speaking, hearing and social integration that can be corrected to varying degrees by surgery, dental treatment, speech therapy and psychological intervention. In India over 35,000 babies per year are affected. This review signifies the etiologic...

Cleft lip and palate.

Author Disclosure Dr Abbott has disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this article. This commentary does not contain a discussion of an unapproved/ investigative use of a commercial product/ device. Editor’s Note: In the recently published article “Causal Attributions of Cleft Lip and Palate Across Cultures” (Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2013;50[6]:655–661), the authors state that, acro...

Cleft Lip and Palate

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