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About 1 in 700 children are born with a cleft palate and/or a cleft lip.
A cleft lip is a congenital fissure that involves the upper lip.
A cleft palate involves the hard or soft palate.
A "cleft lip" affects just the patient's lip, and a "cleft palate" affects the palate, or the roof of your mouth.
Cleft lip and palate can be diagnosed before birth by ultrasound
Congenital fissure of the palate is known as cleft palate. This is a condition with different levels of severity.