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Oral-facial clefts are birth defects in which the tissues of the mouth or lip don't form properly during foetal development. Both cleft lip and cleft palate are treatable birth defects, and most children born with either or both of these conditions can have reconstructive surgery while they're still infants to correct the defect and significantly improve their facial appearance.
Follow the links below to find information on cleft lip and palate.
Reviewed November 2007
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Cleft palate and cleft lip
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Better Health Channel
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A cleft is a birth defect caused by the insufficient fusion of the mouth parts during early foetal development. The cause is unknown, although genetic factors seem to play a small role. Surgery can repair most clefts so that appearance and speech develop normally.
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Jul 2008
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Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Scheme
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Medicare Australia
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The Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Scheme helps families to meet treatment costs for specialised services for cleft lip and cleft palate conditions.
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May 2008
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Cleft lip and palate
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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A cleft lip affects a baby's and child's appearance, while a cleft palate will affect feeding....
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Nov 2007
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Interventions for the management of submucous cleft palate
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Cleft palate (a split in the roof of the mouth) is a common congenital anomaly which affects approximately 1 in 600 people. Submucous cleft palate (SMCP) is a small subgroup of cleft palate and most of the affected people are asymptomatic. However, some...
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Nov 2007
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Breastfeeding after cleft palate repair
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Australian Breastfeeding Association
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Cornelius was born in Cairns in July 2003 with a very wide unilateral complete cleft lip and palate. He also had club foot and an extra thumb. In the subsequent days and weeks he was also diagnosed with Down Syndrome and holes in his heart...
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Jan 2006
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Cleft lip and/or palate - feeding your baby
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Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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Babies with a cleft palate find it difficult to suck milk out of the breast or bottle. A variety of methods of feeding are suggested and helpful hints are provided.
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Aug 2000
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Cleft lip and palate
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Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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Cleft lips and palates form because the normal face and mouth structures do not close when they should. Surgery, hearing and speech problems, and how to breastfeed are explained.
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Aug 2000
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