Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation of Smiles
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Cleft means split or separate. During early pregnancy, separate areas of the face develop individually and then join together. If some parts do not join properly, the result is a cleft.
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Cleft lip or palate is one of the most common birth defects, affecting one in 600 children in the United States.
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Clefts in the United States occur more often in children of Asian, Latino or Native American descent.
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Compared with girls, twice as many boys have a cleft lip, both with and without a cleft palate. However, when compared with boys, twice as many girls have a cleft palate without a cleft lip.
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Cleft palate and cleft lip are the most common congenital defects of the head and neck.
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Unless treated surgically, cleft palate can interfere with feeding, speech development and hearing.
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