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Cleft palate is a defect resulting from failure of the maxillary bones to fuse.
Cleft palate is a defect resulting from failure of the maxillary bones to fuse.
A Cleft Palate and Lip are a congenital deformity. This is caused by abnormal facial development during the time of gestation. It is where the palate of lip did not fuse together where it should have.
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Yes, his pharyngeal arches did not fuse at the right time (ie. at the 12th week of his embryonic life) His cleft palate resembles a primary condition (involving one side of his palate) which only occurs in 1 in 2500 live births in Australia.
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When a person is developing in the uterus, the palate (roof of the mouth) doesn't fuse together as it should. The lip is often not fused either. The surgery to fix this is not complex. See the link below for images:
This is called bifid uvula. It happens the same way cleft palate happens. When the two halves of the palate were fusing when you were in the womb, the two sides of the uvula didn't fuse. It occurs in 2% of the population and is unlikely to cause any serious problems. Just google bifid uvula for more info.
at what age does your pallet fuse togather
A cleft is an opening or indentation. It is the term used when two (or more) embroyonic processes fail to fuse. For example, when the maxillary and medial nasal processes fail to fuse, a cleft lip results.