An illustration of a baby with a cleft palate. A cleft palate is a congenial deformity resulting in an opening in the upper lip by failure of the facial structures to fuse. The cleft palate opening can be a one sided unilateral or two sided bilateral. 1 b
An illustration of a baby with a cleft palate. A cleft palate is a congenial deformity resulting in an opening in the upper lip by failure of the facial structures to fuse. The cleft palate opening can be a one sided unilateral or two sided bilateral. 1 baby in 30 is born with one or more major birth defects. Most are correctable with modern surgery.
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