Cleft lip and cleft palate

Young people nowadays sometimes get pregnant without any preparation, but during that period they may also smoke or take drugs, which can cause the newborn to be born with deformities or various intellectual or physical disabilities. In fact, cleft lip and palate is also a developmental disorder. Congenital cleft lip and palate is a common condition in newborns today. If it is not treated surgically, it will have a great impact on life.

1. Generally speaking, patients with cleft lip and palate can undergo surgical treatment. Cleft lip surgery is usually performed between six months and one year old. Cleft palate surgery is usually performed on children over two years old. After the operation, language training should be strengthened and the pronunciation of cleft palate patients can be improved. As for whether or not to keep the child, you need to consider other factors comprehensively and treat it with caution. Cleft lip and palate are common deformities. Cleft lip can be repaired surgically when the child is 2 months old, while cleft palate can only be repaired surgically when the child is 2 years old.

2. Cleft palate is relatively common and can occur alone or concurrently with cleft lip. Cleft palate not only causes soft tissue deformity, but most cleft palate patients also have varying degrees of bone tissue defects and deformities, which are far more serious than cleft lip in terms of physiological dysfunctions such as sucking, eating and language. Due to the growth and development disorders of the jaws, the mid-face often collapses. In severe cases, the face becomes dish-shaped and the bite is disordered (often in the form of an underbite or an open bite). Therefore, the various physiological dysfunctions caused by cleft palate, especially language dysfunction and malocclusion, have adverse effects on the patient's daily life, study, and work, and are also likely to cause psychological disorders in patients.

3. Congenital cleft lip and cleft palate Congenital cleft lip and cleft palate are the most common congenital malformations of the maxillofacial region, which can occur alone or in combination. It is a multi-gene genetic disease. During the embryonic development, due to the influence of certain factors, the normal development and mutual connection and fusion process of each embryo are hindered, resulting in various deformities, often causing facial defects and physiological dysfunction.

4. Cleft lip refers to a break in the upper lip (cleft lip) and/or upper palate (cleft palate). A cleft lip is a vertical fissure that usually prevents the upper lip from coming together: this fissure may be small or extend into the nose. Likewise, a cleft palate is a crack that extends from the inside of the front teeth to the back of the mouth. Cleft lip and cleft palate may occur alone or together.

5. Cleft palate is more serious than cleft lip, and correcting cleft palate requires a series of surgical procedures. Children can start receiving treatment when they are 1 year old, which includes speech therapy, oral care, braces installation, and psychological counseling. Treatment is usually effective. Cleft lip and cleft palate Cleft lip and cleft palate are caused by the fusion disorder of the maxillary process, nasal process and the fusion disorder of the lateral palatine process and median palatine process during the embryonic period.