MANDIBULAR PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH DOUBLE HARE-LIP AND CLEFT PALATE.

Hare Lip and Cleft Palate

"A BEAUTIFUL FACE is a silent commendation," wrote Francis Bacon, and he might with equal truth have written, "an ugly face is a silent condemnation." A baby born with a hare lip must produce almost a feeling of revulsion in the mother and relatives. It takes a great mother-love to bring up with affection and care this almost hideous progeny. The condition occurs about one in every thousand bir...

Hare Lip and Cleft Palate

Oral anatomical defects associated with cleft palate and cleft lip

Patients suffering from a cleft palate and/or cleft lip present evident anatomical defects in both formations. However, these developmental disorders are often accompanied by important disturbances in other anatomical structures of the mouth and adjacent tissues that may affect normal dental occlusion and, consequently, the basic functions of mastication and phonation. The objectives of the pre...

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...