Cleft palate limits the ability of an infant to suck, which may lead to malnutrition, and causes speech problems in childhood.
The term cleft palate in Tagalog is "siyanggutsa."
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.
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
If you're referring to the scientific/medical name for cleft lip and palate, they are:Cheiloschisis for cleft lipPalatoschisis for cleft palate
No, sadly. There is a drug they CAN NOT GIVE YOU to not cause a cleft palate.
Our son has an Occult submucus cleft palate, he has the 22Q11 or "DiGeorge" syndrome.
About 1 in 700 children are born with a cleft palate and/or a cleft lip.
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.
Congenital fissure of the palate is known as cleft palate. This is a condition with different levels of severity.
Cleft lip and palate can be diagnosed before birth by ultrasound
A cleft lip is a congenital fissure that involves the upper lip. A cleft palate involves the hard or soft palate.