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Q: What causes cleft lips and palate?
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What is the effect of cleft palate?

Cleft palate limits the ability of an infant to suck, which may lead to malnutrition, and causes speech problems in childhood.


What is the term cleft palate in Tagalog?

The term cleft palate in Tagalog is "siyanggutsa."


A cleft palate results from incomplete development of the?

With a cleft palate, the two plates of the skull that form the roof of the mouth are not joined together. This causes a gap in the roof of the mouth and can be fixed with surgery.


How do you get cleft palate?

The condition is congenital; that is, babies who have cleft lip, cleft palate, or both are born with the condition. For more information, see: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/special/birth/034.htmlit is a birth defect


What is the scientific name for a cleft?

If you're referring to the scientific/medical name for cleft lip and palate, they are:Cheiloschisis for cleft lipPalatoschisis for cleft palate


Are there prenatal tests for cleft palate?

No, sadly. There is a drug they CAN NOT GIVE YOU to not cause a cleft palate.


What syndromes are associated with cleft lip and cleft palate?

Our son has an Occult submucus cleft palate, he has the 22Q11 or "DiGeorge" syndrome.


What is the probability rate of someone getting a cleft palate?

About 1 in 700 children are born with a cleft palate and/or a cleft lip.


Who is at higher risk of having cleft lip disorder?

A woman with a bigger family, her offspring has a greater chance of having cleft lip and palate. The bigger then family with this physical problem causes an even greater chance of having cleft lip and palate.


What is a congenital fissure of the palate that involves the upper lip hard palate soft palate is known as?

Congenital fissure of the palate is known as cleft palate. This is a condition with different levels of severity.


How are Cleft lip and palate diagnosed?

Cleft lip and palate can be diagnosed before birth by ultrasound


A cleft lip is a congenital fissure that involves the upper lip, hard palate, and/or soft palate?

A cleft lip is a congenital fissure that involves the upper lip. A cleft palate involves the hard or soft palate.