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    Cleft Lip and Palate

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    PROGNOSIS IN CLP PRESENTED BY: RUTH VICTOR JIJI MATHEW GUIDED BY: Ms. ANITA REDDY‚ Ms. GRACE MATHEW CONTENTS • • • • • • • Prognosis Counseling Diagnostic Report Focus Cleft Lip and Palate Assessment Protocol in ISH CLP Proforma • • • • • • Case Presentation Factors Affecting Prognosis Prognostic Profile Conclusion Acknowledgements References Once a diagnosis has been made‚ the most frequently asked questions by the parents (or the clients themselves) are: ―WILL MY CHILD IMPROVE

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    Cleft Lip/Palate

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    {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Cleft {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Expository Essay-Cleft Palate/Lip {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Melissa Sheeley {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Abstract {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Even though environmental or genetic issues are not always what causes cleft‚ it is a very common birth defect that can happen to any race or sex. Cleft Palate or Cleft Lip Cleft palate or cleft lip is a very common form of birth

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    What is a Cleft Lip and Palate? A cleft lip is a split in the upper lip whereas a cleft palate is a split in the roof of the mouth. This leaves a hole between the nose and mouth. Cleft lip and palate are not contagious‚ it is usually a genetic malformation. Cleft lip and/or palate affects 1 in 700 babies and requires surgical intervention for repair as well as lifestyle modifications and psychosocial adaptations. Cleft lip and palate represent a failure of normal fusion of the embryonic processes

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    Clefts of the lip and/or palate (CL/P) affect approximately one out of 600 live births‚ making it among the most common birth defects in the United States (Cleft Palate Foundation‚ 2014). CL/P is a congenital abnormality necessitating numerous medical interventions‚ such as lippalate‚ and or nose reconstruction‚ and behavioral interventions addressing feeding‚ speech‚ and language difficulties from infancy through late adolescence (Lockhart‚ 2003). When parents are faced with serious decisions

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    Cleft Lip/Palate 1. The CDC defines these as birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip and/or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. 2. Causes listed by Medline include genes from either parent‚ drugs‚ viruses‚ and other toxins. Risk factors from the CDC include smoking‚ diabetes‚ and use of certain epilepsy medications like topiramate and valproic acid. 3. Usually‚ Mayo Clinic says‚ a cleft is immediately identified at birth through physical assessment‚ though occasionally submucous cleft

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    patient’s satisfaction with repair of cleft lip and/or palate and their life perceptions. This study found that patients who had cleft lip and/or palate report that their satisfaction with their appearance improves with age. As they got older‚ they appreciated and became more satisfied with their appearance after CL repair. It was also reported that bilateral cleft lip and/or palate have more societal implications than those with unilateral cleft lip and/or palate and even less for those with CL only

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    hospital their second home. Cleft lip and palate is a worldwide problem. It causes deformation‚ feeding problem‚ and diminishes their health. To prevent this burdensome epidemic‚ initiatives which would be donating to the Operation of Hope and Operation Smile foundations‚ to spread awareness‚ and to give health benefits to the children who suffer from this condition should be implemented. “An orofacial (or-oh-FAY-shul) cleft [which is the medical term for cleft lip and palate] is when a baby is born

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    defect called cleft lip and palate. Today I’ll be talking about three different birth defects Cleft lip and palate‚ Down syndrome‚ and Jacobsen syndrome. The first birth defect I’m gonna talk about is cleft lip and cleft palate. The cause of this birth defect is genetic‚drugs and alcohol. A prevention to this is to eat the right vitamins and not abuse alcohol or drugs. If this birth effect is genetic there isn’t really a way to stop it just prepare for it. The cure for cleft lip and palate is surgery

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    Cleft Lip/Palate 1. Define Cleft/Palate. Cleft Lip/Palate is a birth defect that occurs when the baby’s lip or mouth does not close or form properly during pregnancy. Cleft Lip/Palate together are called “orofacial clefts.” This is said to develop during early pregnancy. The infant can be born with either one or both. A. Cleft Lip forms between the 4 and 7th week of pregnancy. This is when the tissue that makes up the lip does not completely join before birth. B. Cleft Palate forms between

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    Cleft Palate Essay

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    SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CLEFT LIP/ PALATE SEMINAR MAJ SERAT RAHMAN PG Trainee (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) INTRODUCTION EMBRYOLOGY ETIOPATHOGENESIS FREQUENCY & DISTRIBUTION CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION TREATMENT ALGORITHM & OBJECTIVES SURGERY FOR CLEFT LIPPALATE‚ VPI‚ ALVEOLAR GRAFTING ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY‚ DISTRACTION & ORTHODONTICS RECENT ADVANCES INTRODUCTION Orofacial clefts (ie‚ cleft lip [CL]‚ cleft lip and palate [CLP]‚ cleft palate [CP] alone‚ as well as median

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