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Pathophysiology Of Cleft Lip And Palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the baby s face and mouth don t fuse properly. But in babies with cleft lip and cleft palate the fusion never takes place or occurs only part way leaving an opening cleft. Cleft palate can exist in varying degrees of severity ranging from a fissure of only the soft palate to a complete separation of the entire palate including the gum. Lip cleft can occur as one sided unilateral or two sided bilateral.
In cases in which the fissure extends forward through the hard palate the nasal cavity opens into the mouth. If only skin tissue is affected one speaks of cleft lip. Genetics can play a role in the development of clefts if. But in babies with cleft lip and cleft palate the fusion never takes place or occurs only part way leaving an opening cleft. Normally the tissues that make up the lip and palate fuse together in the second and third months of pregnancy. Cleft palate can exist in varying degrees of severity ranging from a fissure of only the soft palate to a complete separation of the entire palate including the gum.
Cleft palate can exist in varying degrees of severity ranging from a fissure of only the soft palate to a complete separation of the entire palate including the gum.
Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the baby s face and mouth don t fuse properly. Genetics can play a role in the development of clefts if. Lip cleft can occur as one sided unilateral or two sided bilateral. Normally the tissues that make up the lip and palate fuse together in the second and third months of pregnancy. The cause of cleft palate and lip isn t known but doctors believe that the defects occur because of both genetic and environmental factors. Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the baby s face and mouth don t fuse properly.