It can happen just in the lip, it can happen on one side or both sides, and it can happen right through the gums and affect the back side of the soft palate. When you look down the cleft, you’ll see ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate ... it means air then escapes down the nose. This can result in children struggling to produce oral sounds such as ...

Born with a bilateral cleft lip, Kynlee, 10, began noticing her facial ... Randy Urbay has a condition called Apert syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects the shape of his head and face.

Infants with CP may have a tongue that falls into the cleft and obstructs the airway. Some infants with CP require the use of an oropharyngeal airway to alleviate this problem. [3] If the infant ...