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Cleft is a congenital deformity caused by a failure in facial development during gestation. It can be treated with surgery shortly after birth with highly successful results. Cleft occurs in somewhere between one in 600 and one in 800 births. Cleft occurs in several severities and is divided in two major categories: cleft lip and cleft palate. The term hare lip or hair lip are sometimes used to describe the condition because of the resemblance of a hare's lip; they are however quite derogaratory and old fashioned.
A cleft is a separation in a body structure. Clefts that occur in the oral-facial region often involve the lip, the roof of the mouth (hard palate) or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth (soft palate). Two major types of oral-facial clefts are cleft lip/palate and isolated cleft palate.
A microform cleft is a very minor cleft where no surgery is required to correct it. A microform cleft can appear as small as a little dent in the red part of the lip or look like a scar. Joaquin Phoenix for example has a microform cleft (see famous people with a cleft below).
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RT @uiowa: University of Iowa leads international team to identify cleft lip and palate gene http://bit.ly/5MykcL
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University of Iowa leads international team to identify cleft lip and palate gene http://bit.ly/5MykcL
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Palate Association - Information on services and advice offered by this UK association.
American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association (ACPA)/Cleft Palate Foundation - Information and support from this newly combined organization.
Meta Description: [ Information for patients & families about cleft lip, cleft palate and other craniofacial differences ]
Born to be Cleft - Personal story of what it was like having been born with this disorder.
Meta Description: [ This is my personal story of what it's been like having been born with a cleft lip and cleft palate ]
Charleston Clefts, Inc. - Features personal accounts from individuals, parents, and practitioners.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles - Describes the work of the reconstructive team in the Division of Plastic Surgery.
Meta Description: [ A craniofacial team for cleft lip, cleft palate deformities is essential to provide the best care. Before and after pictures. ]
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - Explains their causes, treatment, and effect on a child's life.
Meta Description: [ Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects - problems that happen while a baby is still growing inside his or her mother. Find out more in this article for kids. ]
Cleft Advocate - Provides education, inspiration, support and understanding for parents and families. Also offers insurance and advocacy information.
Meta Description: [ Are you caring for a child with cleft lip and/or palate? When you need inspiration and support, come to cleftAdvocate! ]
Cleft Lip and Palate - Concise factsheet on causes, symptoms and treatment of cleft lip and palate.
Meta Description: [ BUPA health factsheet - cleft lip is commonly known as hare lip, it is where the skin and tissue do not develop normally below the nose during pregnancy ]
Cleft Lip and Palate - Read about this birth defect, learn why it happens, and find out how it can be prevented.
Meta Description: [ Read about this birth defect, learn why it happens, and find out how it can be prevented. ]
Cleft Lip and Palate - Explains the research conducted at the Division of Medical Genetics at the University of Texas. Affected families are invited to participate in the study.
Meta Description: [ Informative web site for the clubfoot and cleft lip and palate studies. ]
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Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland - An Irish voluntary group providing support and information for parents of children with cleft lip and palate and those directly affected.
Meta Description: [ A voluntary group providing support and information for parents of children affected by cleft lip and palate and those directly affected ]
Cleft Lip Repair - A complete cleft repair procedure and illustrations, as authored and performed by Dr. John M. Lore.
Cleft Notes - Site dedicated to families with cleft born children. Pictures of bilateral cleft and submucous palate repair progression along with medical and personal information.
Cleft-Chat and Smile - An on-line support group for parents of children born with cleft lip and/or cleft palate.
Meta Description: [ cleftchat: Cleft-Chat & Smile - Cleft Support Group ]
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CleftClub.com - Support group for affected people, their relatives and friends. Includes message boards, mailing lists, pictures, live chat, link directory, podcast, and personal experience database.
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CleftPALS - National headquarters for the Australian Cleft Lip and Palate Society. Contains information, pictures, bottles and teats, contacting other parents, and book.
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CleftPALS QLD INC. - Australian support group that provides information and help for families with a cleft child.
Common Congenital Disorders-Cleft Lip - From the Pediatric Plastic Surgery Craniofacial Associates site, this provides basic cleft lip and palate information, along with before and after pictures.
Meta Description: [ Pediatric Plastic Surgery & Craniofacial Associates ]
Emily's Story - Emily was born with cleft lip and palate on April 15, 2004. This site chronicles Emily's treatment, recovery and day to day progress with specifics on using nasoalveolar molding (NAM) device prior to surgery.
Final Operations (Cleft Lip/Palate) -- John B. Mulliken - John B. Mulliken, M.D. discusses final operations related to teeth, lip scars and nose, for teenagers with cleft lip/palate.
Left Clip Club for Older Children and Teenagers - A place for older children and teenagers affected by cleft lip and/or cleft palate to communicate and share ideas. Organised by the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (UK).
Meta Description: [ leftclip: Left Clip - For young people born with cleft lip and/or palate ]
Living With Cleft Lip and Palate - One woman's journey to adulthood with cleft lip and palate. Contains support and information links as well as a forum for discussion with others who are faced with clefts.
Maryland Society for Cleft Lip and Palate Children - For children with cleft lip/cleft palate and their families and friends.
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NU - Cleft Lip and Palate Institute - Information about Chicago's Northwestern University team of medical, dental, and speech professionals, helping with the various issues of cleft lip, cleft palate, and other orofacial anomalies.
Meta Description: [ Weekly interdisciplinary team staffings provide coordinated treatment plans for children born with maxillofacial deformities. Team services are also provided for coordinated treatment planning for children with more extensive craniofacial deformities. ]
Operation Rainbow - Registered Canadian charity oversees volunteer medical teams providing free reconstructive surgery to children in under-served countries with cleft lip, palate, and burn scars
Meta Description: [ operation rainbow canada, registered canadian charity oversees volunteer medical teams providing free reconstructive surgery to children in under-served countries with cleft lip,palate and burn scars ]
Prescription Parents - Articles and links for parents of children born with cleft lip/cleft palate.
Smiles - Cleft lip and palate support group providing help on craniofacial issues and an overview of cleft palae management
Speech and Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate - Find out more about the speech therapy for a child with cleft lip and/or cleft palate.
Meta Description: [ Find out more about the speech therapy in a child with cleft lip and cleft palate at www.pediatriconcall.com ]
The Great Ormond Street Branch of the Cleft Lip And Palate Association - This site provides information on the committee members, fundraising events and achievements of the Great Ormond Street Branch of the CLAPA.
Meta Description: [ This website provides information on the Great Ormond Street Branch of the Cleft Lip And Palate Association (CLAPA). Details of the committee, fundraising events, achievements, brochures and how to contact us are all given. The opportunity to join our mailing list is also given. ]
The Smile Train - An international charity that provides surgery to those in need, as well as providing training to doctors in the region. Includes news, photograph gallery, and project details.
Meta Description: [ The Smile Train is an international charity dedicated to helping millions of children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate through free surgery for children, free training for doctors, and research to find a cure for these craniofacial anomalies. ]
Transforming Faces Worldwide - A charity supporting cleft lip and palate management around the world.
Meta Description: [ Transforming Faces Worldwide is a non-profit organization founded in 1999. It is the coordinated effort of professionals in medicine, international development and other fields. The TFW charity is assisting communities to become self-sufficient in cleft management. ]
Wide Smiles - Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Resource. Includes mailing list, webring, photo gallery and a huge collection of resource articles.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to Wide Smiles! Your Cleft
Lip and Cleft Palate Resource. Parent support of children born with cleft
Lip and palate, Your online Resource Cleft lip and Palate Information,
Hundreds of documents on cleft lip and cleft palate, support of cleft
Affected families, adults and children ]
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