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	Cleft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cleft lip is formed in the upper lip as either a small gap or dent in the lip (partial or incomplete cleft) or continues into the nose (complete cleft).
		Cleft palate is a condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.
		In some countries cleft lip or palate deformity are either tolerated or officially sanctioned reasons to perform abortion beyond the legal fetal age limit, even though the fetus is not in jeopardy of life or limb.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cleft_lip (794 words)

	Cleft Lip and Palate (Jan.1998)
		Clefts of the secondary palate are due to lack of fusion of the palatal shelves, and always occur posterior to the incisive foramen.
		In the unilateral cleft lip, the floor of the nose communicates freely with the oral cavity, the maxilla on the cleft side is hypoplastic, the columella is displaced to the normal side, and the nasal ala on the cleft side is laterally, posteriorly, and inferiorly displaced.
		In the bilateral cleft lip, the central portion of the alveolar arch is rotated anteriorly and superiorly.
	www.utmb.edu /otoref/Grnds/Cleft-lip-palate-9801/Cleft-lip-palate-9801.htm (2462 words)

	Cleft lip -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cleft lip is a (Click link for more info and facts about congenital deformity) congenital deformity caused by a failure in facial development during (The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus) pregnancy.
		It is colloquially called hare-lip (because a (Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes) hare's lip is similarly cleft), or even hair lip (misspelling of the previous).
		Cleft lip is closely related to the condition of (A congenital fissure of the hard palate) cleft palate, and the two often occur together.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cl/cleft_lip.htm (241 words)

	Cleft Lip
		The lip and palate develop independently; it is therefore possible to have either a cleft of the lip or a cleft of the palate separately or together.
		Clefts of the lip with or without the cleft palate are more frequent in males, whereas clefts of the palate alone are more frequent in females.
		The initial results in the bilateral cleft lip are rarely as satisfactory as in the single cleft and later additional surgery is often the rule.
	www.lucknowplasticsurgery.com /cleftlip.htm (5999 words)

	Cleft Palate Foundation - About Cleft Lip & Palate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth in which the two sides of the palate did not fuse, or join together, as the unborn baby was developing.
		Because the lip and the palate develop separately, it is possible for the child to have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or both cleft lip and cleft palate.
		The risks of recurrence of a cleft condition are dependent upon many factors, including the number of affected persons in the family, the closeness of affected relatives, the race and sex of all affected persons, and the severity of the clefts.
	www.cleftline.org /aboutclp (305 words)

	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A cleft lip is a split in the upper lip.
		Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects, which means that they occur while a baby is developing inside his or her mother.
		Cleft lip is usually repaired by the time a baby is 3 to 6 months old, and a cleft palate is usually repaired at age 12 to 18 months.
	kidshealth.org /kid/health_problems/birth_defect/cleft_lip_palate.html (1107 words)

	Medical References: Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Clefts that occur in the oral-facial region often involve the lip, the roof of the mouth (hard palate) or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth (soft palate).
		Cleft palate repair generally is timed to restore the partition between the nose and mouth as early as possible (often between 9 and 18 months).
		Mutations of PVRL1, encoding a cell-cell adhesion molecule/herpesvirus receptor, in cleft lip/palate-ectodermal dysplasia.
	www.marchofdimes.com /professionals/681_1210.asp (1907 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Cleft lip and palate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A cleft lip, sometimes referred to as a harelip, is an elongated opening between the upper lip and the nose.
		Clefts may be repaired with reconstructive surgery that closes the palate and returns the lip to its normal position.
		Cleft lip defects may be repaired shortly after birth, but many doctors prefer to operate on infants according to the "rule of 10": when the child is at least 10 weeks old and weighs at least 10 pounds.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0003/ai_2601000323 (1053 words)

	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth abnormalities of the lip and mouth.
		Cleft lip may vary greatly, from a mild notch in the lip to a severe opening up through the nose.
		While infants with only cleft lip do not usually have problems feeding, infants with cleft palate may be unable to suck properly because the roof of the mouth is malformed.
	www.entcolumbia.org /cleft.htm (865 words)

	From the Grand Rounds Archive at Baylor
		In cleft palate, the levator attaches anteriorly to the hard palate and often is hypoplastic, and the tensor may end at the hamulus, or insert into the lateral velum.
		Clefts of the primary palate usually have underdeveloped maxillary alveolar arches, and facial growth is abnormal.
		Cleft lip repair is usually planned at approximately ten weeks of age, if the baby weighs ten pounds, and the hemoglobin is ten grams.
	www.bcm.edu /oto/grand/6191.html (1951 words)

	Cleft lip and palate \| Vhi Healthcare
		A cleft is a birth defect that occurs when the tissues of the lip and/or palate of the fetus do not fuse very early in pregnancy.
		The incidence of cleft lip and palate not associated with a syndrome is one in 700 newborns.
		Cleft lips and palates not associated with a syndrome are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
	www2.vhihealthe.com /article/gale/100084353 (1402 words)

	Cleft lip and palate - causes, treatment and surgery
		Each year in the UK, about one in every 700 babies are born with either a cleft lip (a gap or split in the upper lip), a cleft palate (a gap in the roof of the mouth) or both of these.
		Ideally, children with cleft lip and palate are treated by a specialist "cleft team" that includes plastic, maxillofacial and ENT surgeons as well as speech and language therapists, dentists, orthodontists, psychologists and specialist nurses.
		Evidence suggests that the risk of cleft lip and palate is associated with the use of high-dose oral corticosteroids during early pregnancy.
	hcd2.bupa.co.uk /fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/cleft_lip.html (1080 words)

	Cleft Lip and Palate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Oral-facial clefts are birth defects in which the tissues of the mouth or lip don't form properly during fetal development.
		Doctors don't know exactly why a baby develops cleft lip or cleft palate, but believe it may be a combination of genetic (inherited) and environmental factors (such as certain drugs, illnesses, and the use of alcohol or tobacco while a woman is pregnant).
		Many children with clefts are especially vulnerable to ear infections because their eustachian tubes don't drain fluid properly from the middle ear into the throat.
	kidshealth.org /parent/medical/ears/cleft_lip_palate.html (2215 words)

	eMedicine - Cleft Lip : Article by Jagajan Karmacharya, MBBS, FRCS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For parents with cleft lip and palate or for a child with cleft lip and palate, the risk of having a subsequent affected child is 4%.
		This syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by clefts of the lip and/or palate and blind sinuses, or pits, of the lower lip.
		Unilateral clefts of the lip are associated with palatal clefts in 68% of cases.
	www.emedicine.com /ent/topic135.htm (3747 words)

	Cleft Lip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I was born with a condition called Cleft Lip and a damaged palate.
		In the early weeks of development, long before a child is born, the right and left sides of the lip and the roof of the mouth normally grow together.
		Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland www.cleft.ie/comprehensive source of information about cleft, useful regardless of whether you happen to live in Ireland....
	www.health-nexus.com /cleft_lip.htm (551 words)

	Cleft lip definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		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 completion during embryonic life.
		Cleft lip is a part of many syndromes, for example, the trisomy 13 syndrome.
		Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip - Discusses cleft lip and cleft palate, which are facial and oral malformations that occur early in pregnancy.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6537 (411 words)

	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
		Clefts are often referred to as unilateral, a split on one side, or bilateral, one split on each side.
		Clefting of the lip and palate is usually visible during the baby’s first examination.
		A child with cleft lip or palate is often referred to a multidisciplinary team of experts for treatment.
	www.entnet.org /KidsENT/Cleft.cfm (719 words)

	Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip
		A cleft lip is an elongated opening between the upper lip and the nose.
		Cleft palate and cleft lip are conditions present at birth.
		Cleft lip defects may be repaired shortly after birth, but many doctors prefer to operate on infants according to the "rule of 10"- when the child is at least 10 weeks old and weighs at least 10 pounds.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /childrens/healthinfo/c/cleft.htm (602 words)

	Cleft lip, cleft palate reconstructive surgery - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		More than half of cleft lips occur with a cleft palate where there is a failure of the two sides of the roof of the mouth to fuse in the midline to form a complete palate.
		Clefts of the lip, incomplete or complete, are associated with some degree of nasal distortion.
		Clefts that involve the lip and the palate are more significant in that cleft palates can affect feeding, weight gain, middle ear function, speech and facial growth.
	www.hopeforkids.com /body_cleft_lip[1].html (322 words)

	Dr. Koop - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
		A child born with a separation in the upper lip is said to have a cleft lip.
		A similar birth defect in the roof of the mouth, or palate, is called a cleft palate.
		Since the lip and palate develop separately, it is possible for a child to have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or variations of both.
	drkoop.com /encyclopedia/93/416/Cleft_Lip_and_Cleft_Palate.html (230 words)

	Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland
		The Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland (CLAPAI), registered charity, is a voluntary group formed to provide support and information for parents of children affected by cleft lip and palate and those directly affected by the condition.
		Clefts result from incomplete development of the lip and/or palate in the early weeks of pregnancy.
		The cleft database is a set of information on children or adults who present with cleft lip and/or palate.
	www.cleft.ie (325 words)

	Cleft Lip and Palate - DrGreene.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		People might have cleft lip and palate for genetic reasons, because of a medical syndrome (such as fragile X syndrome), or because of exposure to drugs or toxins during development.
		Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is more common than cleft palate alone.
		The cleft may be just a tiny notch in the lip or a defect where the barrier between the mouth and nose is missing.
	www.drgreene.com /21_1046.html (435 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cleft lip and palate
		Cleft lip and palate are congenital (present from before birth) abnormalities that affect the upper lip and the hard and soft palate of the mouth.
		A physical examination of the mouth, nose and palate confirms the presence of cleft lip or cleft palate.
		Cleft lip and palate is usually diagnosed at birth.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001051.htm (528 words)

	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Genetics - Cleft Lip and Palate
		Cleft lip and palate is a serious problem affecting the face that is found in 1 out of 1,000 babies.
		The causes of cleft lip and palate are slowly being identified but a great deal of research needs to be done.
		Families in which there are multiple relatives with cleft lip and palate are of particular interest but we are also interested in families where isolated cleft lip and palate has occurred.
	ped1.med.uth.tmc.edu /genetics/research/index_CLP.htm (201 words)

	Common Congenital Disorders-Cleft Lip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The cleft lip deformity is the most common congenital deformity seen in the United States.
		The cleft lip maybe unilateral (one side) or bilateral (on either side of the nose).
		Sometimes the cleft palate is related to a small lower jaw (Pierre Robin Sequence).
	www.ppsca.com /cleft.htm (659 words)

	Cleft Lip/Palate
		A lip may have a cleft on one side of the upper lip or on both sides.
		In the case of a cleft palate, the soft part of the palate at the back of the throat may be involved, or the cleft may extend forward to the bony part of the palate called the hard palate.
		Cleft lip used to be referred as a hare lip because it was thought to look like the upper lip to a rabbit's lip.
	hklplasticsurgery.8m.com /newpage1.htm (262 words)

	The Cleft Lip and Palate Institute - Serving patients with craniofacial deformities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kathleen A. Kapp-Simon, Ph.D. serves as a Pediatric Psychologist in the Cleft Lip and Palate Institute.
		She also is involved in the assessment of developmental, social, and emotional adjustment of children with cleft lip and/or palate and/or craniofacial birth defects.
		She has participated in the research of prelinguistic and early linguistic speech vocalizations of babies born with cleft palate, and the relationship those patterns have to the timing of surgical repair.
	www.craniofacialinstitute.com /team.htm (1271 words)

	Final Operations (Clef Lip/Palate) -- John B. Mulliken
		Studies of older children born with cleft lip/palate reveal that, in general, they are pleased with the soft tissue correction, speech, and hearing.
		Children born with cleft lip/palate have a 5-20% chance of abnormally nasal speech, depending on the severity of the cleft.
		Revision of the lip scar probably should be delayed until the end of the pubertal growth spurt.
	www.samizdat.com /pp7.html (1010 words)

	Cleft Lip Lawsuit Overview - Find Trial Lawyers and Attorneys with Experience in Cleft Lip Personal Injury Law
		The cleft lip, also known as harelip, is one of the most common defects of the face and skull.
		A cleft palate is an abnormal passageway running through the roof of the mouth into the nose's airway.
		Clefts usually form during the fourth to eighth week of pregnancy, often before the woman even knows she is pregnant.
	www.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=616 (316 words)

	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth in which the two sides of the palate did not join together.
		Cleft lips and palates can be unilateral or bilateral.
		This all depends on the severity of their cleft and how the child heals after surgery is completed.
	www.pedisurg.com /PtEduc/Cleft_Lip-Palate.htm (329 words)

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