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Cleft lip and cleft palate are conditions which occur when tissues that usually form the lip or the roof of the mouth fail to grow together, creating a gap in the lip or a hole in the roof of the mouth. It is the fourth most common birth defects effecting about 1/1000 new born children.

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2.	Feeding Information	Brief instructions of infant feeding	edu
3.	Considering surgery	If you're considering surgery to correct cleft lip or palate . . .	com
4.	Cleft Advocate	Advocate is a one-stop resource for individuals with cleft lip and/or palate and their families, providing education, inspiration and understanding for dealing with the issues cleft patients face.	ORG

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	Cleft Club
	cleft lip and cleft palate support group for those born cleft and parents of cleft children. Includes mailing lists, message boards, chat, news, and more.

http://www.cleftclub.com/

Yahoo! Directory

	Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate
	Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles has the finest childrens plastic surgery, cleft lip, cleft palate reconstructive team on the west coast.

http://www.hopeforkids.com

	Cleft lip & palate
	Cleft Clinic and Dental Hospital cleft lip repair around 3 months - possibly combined with soft palate repair cleft palate repair around 6 months - in 1 or 2 stages further Cleft Clinic reviews at

http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/surgicalpaediatrics/cleftlip.htm

	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
	Check out our kids' article about cleft lip and cleft palate to learn about what causes them, the kinds of things doctors do to fix them, and what life is like

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/cleft_lip_palate.html

	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
	lip, your baby should not have any big problems in learning to talk. If your baby has a cleft palate, your baby may take a little longer than usual to learn to talk. What other problems is my baby

http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/034.html

	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
	Cleft palate occurs when the roof of the mouth does not unite properly. Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate. The Development of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate.

http://www.entcolumbia.org/cleft.htm

	Cleft lip and palate
	and palates are a diverse and variable congenital abnormality Cleft lip / palate predominates in males Isolated cleft palate is more common in female Aetiology Cleft lip and palate is believed to

http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/system/hnep/cleft.htm

	Cleft Lip and Palate
	The good news is that both cleft lip and cleft palate are treatable birth defects. Most children born with either or both of these

http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/surgical/cleft_lip_palate.html

	Cleft Lip and Palate
	Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that occur while a baby is developing in the uterus. Read this article to find out incomplete) cleft palate or a complete cleft palate. Babies who

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/cleft.html

	Cleft Lip and Palate
	infections. Ear infections are more common for a child with a cleft palate. We expect normal speech after cleft palate repair. In

http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/cranio/lipandpalate.htm

	Cleft Lip and Palate Repair
	Cleft Lip and Palate Repair of age, and repairs the cleft palate by 12 months of age prior to the child's first spoken words. Many cleft lip/palate children develop hearing problems

http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/cleftrepair.html

	Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
	CleftLip and PalateSurgery If you're considering surgery to correct cleftlip or palate lip. A similar birth defect in the roof of the mouth, or palate, is called a cleft palate. Since the lip and the palate develop separately,

http://www.plasticsurgery.org/surgery/cleftlp.htm

	Cleft Lip and Palate Tutorial
	Multimedia Tutorial about Cleft Lip and Palate written for parents and children with a cleft lip but a normal palate, and some have a cleft palate but normal upper lip. A completely

http://www.med.virginia.edu/cmc/tutorials/cleft/

	Cleft Lip and Palate Tutorial
	These conditions can occur separately so that some children are born with a cleft lip but a normal palate, and some have a cleft palate but normal upper lip.

http://hsc.virginia.edu/cmc/tutorials/cleft/

	Cleft Lip and Plate Information
	Cleft Lip and Palate Cleft lip and cleft palate are conditions which occur when tissues that usually form the lip or the roof of the mouth fail to grow together, creating a gap in the lip or a

http://www.surgery.uiowa.edu/surgery/plastic/cleftnet.html

	Cleft Lip and Plate Information
	Cleft lip and cleft palate are conditions which occur when tissues that usually form the lip or the roof of the mouth fail to grow together, creating a gap in

http://aboutplastic.surgery.uiowa.edu/surgery/plastic/cleftnet.html

	Cleft Lip Cleft Palate Resources
	Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip Resources. The Gift By more. Smile Train Physicians treat cleft palate around the world. Cleft Palate

http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/cleft-links.html

	Cleft Lip Palate
	Regional Center for Reconstructive, Plastic Burns Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, London, UK remains.After a few weeks or months the cleft palate is then repaired, involving a stay also of a few

http://www.raft.ac.uk/plastics/cleft_lip.html

	Cleft Palate
	Cleft Palate. Most PRS babies have a cleft palate, that is caused by the tongue not properly descending during development. PRS babies

http://www.pierrerobin.org/cleftpalate.html

	cleft palate
	to ensure adequate nutrition. Winning Smiles CORRECTING CLEFT LIP/PALATE Drs. Hobar, Anderson and Byrd are dedicated to the best Endoscopic Surgery Cleft Lip/Palate Breast Reconstruction

http://www.drhobar.com/cleft.htm

	Cleft Palate - Main Page

http://www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk/lab/cleft/title.html

	Cleft Palate Center
	treating children with cleft palate and craniofacial problems and helping families overcome their complex emotional challenges.

http://www.cpc.pitt.edu

Yahoo! Directory

	Cleft Palate Clinic
	The University Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic is a division of the Department of Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at

http://www.rockford.uic.edu/ucpc.htm

	Cleft Palate Foundation - homepage
	Information for patients & families about cleft lip, cleft palate and other craniofacial differences. Click here for information

http://www.cleftline.org/

	Cleft Palate Only
	The following is a list of expectation for a child born with a cleft palate only. Ear infections are more common for a child with a cleft palate.

http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/cranio/palateonly.htm

	Cleft Palate Unit
	Cleft Palate Unit. Please Enter. Guy's Hospital Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Trust London UK.

http://www.umds.ac.uk/cleft/

	Cleft Support
	support and information for individuals and families affected by cleft lip and/or palate. Includes personal stories, links, pictures, and information.

http://www.cleftsupport.com/

Yahoo! Directory

	cleft2001
	to the 9th International Congress on Cleft Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies, in Göteborg, Sweden, 25-29 June, 2001. MEMORIES FROM THE CONGRESS IN GÖTEBORG UNDER PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY

http://www.cleft2001.gu.se/

	Contents
	Cleft Palate Unit Guy's Hospital Guy's & Thomas' Hospital Trust. Cleft children have been treated at Guy's Hospital for over 80 years.

http://www.umds.ac.uk/cleft/contents.html

	dpkproject.html
	Objectives: To identify major underlying anatomic and physiologic differences that may exist between those individuals with cleft palate who develop clinically

http://bmrl.med.uiuc.edu:8080/projectsb/dpkproject.html

	Duke Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Cleft Palate Team
	The treatment of cleft lip and/or cleft palate is so complex that no one specialist can answer all of the questions and handle all of the problems that may

http://dukehealth.org/plastic_surgery/cleft_palate.asp

	From the Grand Rounds Archive at Baylor
	History. Hippocrates (400 BC) and Galen (150 AD) mention cleft lip, but not cleft palate in their writings. Submucous Cleft Palate.

http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/grand/6191.html

	Help OBI Repair the Face of a Child
	Join Operation Blessing in changing faces of the future. Your gift can give a child the opportunity to receive cleft lip and/or palate surgery.

http://www.ob.org

	http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/grand/2493.html
	MD February 4, 1993 Rehabilitation of the patient after cleft palate repair presents a significant challenge to the cleft palate team. Up to 75% of patients with repaired cleft palates will have

http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/grand/2493.html

	*IEARN Cleft Buddy Project - for Cleft Palate study among ...**
	[an error occurred while processing this directive] Smile Train Cleft Buddy Project. Join the discussion in iearn.smiles. Description

http://www.iearn.org/projects/buddy.html

	Interplast \| Learn
	7. How are Interplast's programs funded? 8. How can I help? 9. What is cleft lip and cleft palate? 10. What causes cleft lip and cleft palate? 11.

http://www.interplast.org/functional/learn.html

	Jerald B. Moon
	soft palate. Cleft Palate-Cranio. Jour., 36, 217-223. Moon, J palatini muscle. Cleft Palate-Cranio. Jour., 35, 419-424. Barsoumian, R

http://www.shc.uiowa.edu/wjshc/moon.html

	Journal Locator: Cl-Cy
	The Cleft palate journal. Dental, Print: 1-27 1964-1990, Absorbed: Cranio-facial, cleft palate bibliography in Jan. 1985. The Cleft palate journal.

http://www.usc.edu/hsc/nml/j-locator/cl-cy.html

	Mayo Clinic Roch: Pediatrics, Cleft Palate
	Home Problems Treated Speech and Language Problems Apraxia Cleft Palate Dysarthria Hearing Loss Voice Disorders Staff Children's a Pediatric Patient Maps Cleft Palate or Inadequate Palatal

http://www.mayo.edu/pediatrics-rst/speech-cleft.html

	Nemours.org - Cleft Palate - Frequently Asked Questions
	The Cleft Palate Clinic at Nemours evaluates and treats cleft lip and palate in infants and children. Frequently Asked Questions Cleft Palate.

http://www.nemours.org/no/faq/faq1741.html

	Nemours.org - Division of Otolaryngology - 2002
	Specialists from the duPont Hospital for Children are members of the Cleft Palate Craniofacial Team which provides evaluation and treatment of cleft palate.

http://www.nemours.org/no/aidhc/svcs/div985.html

	NIDCD Health Information: Velocardiofacial Syndrome
	The most common features are cleft palate (opening in the roof of the mouth), heart defects, characteristic facial appearance, minor learning problems and

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/velocario.asp

	NIH News Release-Genetic "Short Circuit" Leads to Cleft Palate - ...
	Genetic "Short Circuit" Leads to Cleft Palate. This is the first time that a cause-effect scenario for cleft palate has been worked out at the molecular level.

http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec97/nidr-22.htm

	NIH Record - 1-13-98 -- Science in the News
	Genetic 'Short Circuit' Leads to Cleft Palate. This is the first time that a cause-effect scenario for cleft palate has been worked out at the molecular level.

http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/01_13_98/scinews.htm

	ORNL Review Vol. 34, No. 1, 2001
	For example, in the early 1990s, Rinchik and ORNL scientist Bem Culiat were studying a form of inherited cleft palate, a facial deformity and birth defect, in

http://www.ornl.gov/ORNLReview/v34_1_01/surprises.htm

	OUP USA: ToC: Cleft Lip and Palate
	and Ethylin Wang Jabs SC, FC: National University of Singapore; EJ: John Hopkins University Part II Clinical Features of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate 4. The

http://www.oup-usa.org/toc/tc_0195139062.html

	Pediatric Advisor 2002.1: Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
	Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate. What is a cleft lip or palate? The An opening in the roof of the mouth (palate) is called cleft palate. The

http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_cleft_hhg.htm

	Possible Causes of Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate: Cleft Links, A Wide ...
	RESEARCH STUDIES. Fetal Cleft Palate Repair - the Possibilities for Future Repair in the Womb. Broken Gene Circuit May Cause Cleft Palate.

http://www.widesmiles.org/cleftlinks/causes.html

	PROVET HEALTHCARE INFORMATION - Cleft palate and Vitamin A
	Back CONGENITAL CLEFT PALATE AND VITAMIN A. First Cleft palate is a common abnormality seen in newborn cats, dogs and other species. One

http://www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases/cleftpalatecu.htm

	Rotaplast International
	COUNSEL families about ways of preventing cleft palate anomalies through diet, vitamin supplementation, and life style changes.

http://www.rotaplast.org/

	School of Dental Medicine: Cleft Palate Craniofacial Center: ...
	Patient Information Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Center. 317 Salk Hall. 3501 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261. Phone: (412) 648-8400.

http://www.dental.pitt.edu/cleft_palate/patient_info_doc.html

	Scientists Identify Key Gene Involved in Cleft Lip and Palate, ...
	the syndrome are born with any of four characteristic birth defects: Pits, or small indentations, in the lower lip, cleft lip, cleft palate, and undeveloped

http://www.nidr.nih.gov/news/10012002.asp

	Smiles - Overview Of Cleft Lip & Palate Management
	and educational needs. The health care providers who frequently participate in a cleft palate team include: Audiologist Ear, Nose, Throat surgeon Geneticist Neurosurgeon Nurse Pediatric dentist

http://www.cleft.org/overview.htm

	Smiles - Welcome
	SMILES" is a group of dedicated families who have developed a first-hand understanding of the needs of children with cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial

http://www.cleft.org/

	Stephanos Kyrkanides, DDS, MS, Ph.D., Eastman Department of ...
	Cleft Palate Craniofac Journal 39(1):30-5. Tallents RH, Macher DJ, Kyrkanides S., Katzberg RW, Moss ME 2002. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 37(6): 556-561.

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/Dentistry/EDD/faculty/kyrkanides.html

	Stop Singing People Might Hear You - My Cleft Book
	an inspiring book about growing up with a cleft lip and palate. For parents and youth coping with any birth defect.

http://www.mycleftbook.com/

Yahoo! Directory

	Surgery of Cleft Palate
	Chapter 1: Surgery of Cleft Palate Clefts of the Lip and Palate Feeding an Infant Surgery Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair Bilateral Cleft Lip Cleft Palate Repair Pharyngeal Flap Late Cleft Treatment

http://www.erlanger.org/craniofacial/book/clefts/Cleft_3.htm

	Surgical Repair of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
	Division of the Department of Otolaryngology at Columbia Presbyterian offers highly specialized team care to children with cleft lip and cleft palate.

http://www.entcolumbia.org/cleftrep.htm

	The DRM WebWatcher: Cleft Palate / Cleft Lip
	A Disability Resources Monthly guide to the best online resources about cleft lip and cleft palate.

http://www.disabilityresources.org/CLEFT.html

	The Family Village - Tests & Procedures
	Cleft Lip / Palate Cleft Lip Repair Caring for your child after cleft palate surgery Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate - Family Doctor Handout Labio Leporino y el

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/hospital/procedures.html

	The Location of Cleft Palate Teams in Florida
	CLEFT PALATE-CRANIOFACIAL TEAMS IN FLORIDA West Florida North Central Region Jacksonville Region Tampa Bay Region South Florida Region WEST FLORIDA PANAMA CITY Director: Patrick Kelley, MD

http://www.floridacleft.org/locations.htm

	The Smile Train - About Us - Our Partners & Programs
	mouth and nose. A cleft palate is a condition that causes the roof of a newborn's mouth not to join completely. Because the lip

http://www.smiletrain.org/about_us/qa.htm

	University of Illinois Medical Center: Craniofacial Center
	Our team offers such specialized care as: Cleft lip and palate repair; Helmet therapy for infants with development of an abnormal head shape;

http://www.uillinoismedcenter.org/content.cfm/craniofacial_clinic

	Virtual Children's Hospital: Otolaryngology and Speech Pathology ...
	Cleft Palate: Frequently Asked Questions. Cleft palate is the most common birth defect that occurs. It happens in about 1 in 700 births.

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/otolaryngology/faq/cleftpalate.html

	Virtual Children's Hospital: Otolaryngology: Management and ...
	Speech problems in patients with cleft palate are complex and individual. Does everyone with a cleft palate have to have surgery? What if they don't?

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/otolaryngology/faq/cleftlip.html

	Welcome to Pierre Robin Network
	Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS) is the name given to a combination of birth defects which usually include a small lower jaw, cleft palate and a tendency for the

http://www.pierrerobin.org/

	Welcome to the UC Davis Children's Hospital Cleft & Craniofacial ...
	This guide was designed for you as the parent of a child with cleft lip and/or cleft palate. Cleft lip and/or palate affects one of every 700 babies.

http://cleft.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cleftlip_palate/

	Welcome to the UC Davis Children's Hospital Cleft & Craniofacial ...
	The UC Davis Cleft and Craniofacial Program uses the most advanced techniques available to treat children with cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial

http://cleft.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/about_us/

	Welcome to the USC School of Dentistry Website
	3/4/2002; Mouse Study Finds Cleft Palate Is Caused by a Genetic "Short Circuit" Article published in USC's Chronicle about the School's cleft palate research.

http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/research/

	What is cleft Lip and cleft palate? (from CLAPA Ireland)
	Cleft lip and palate, what it is, and what can be done to correct it more on submucous cleft palate, see the Cleft Palate Foundation. A cleft lip or cleft palate can be either unilateral

http://www.cleft.ie/whatis.htm

	Wide Smiles: Cleft lip and cleft palate support
	adoption and information on cleft lip and cleft palate genes on the chromosome) involved with the cleft palate syndrome. Babies with cleft lip and cleft palate who have several other

http://www.adopting.org/wshappen.html

	Wide Smiles: The Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial ...
	Welcome to Wide Smiles! Your Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Resource. Parent frames Sitemap. WIDE SMILES Cleft Lip and Palate Resource Since 1991.

http://www.widesmiles.org/

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