Background: Cleft lip and cleft palate or both are the most common orofacial congenital
malformations found among live births. The causes of which are not clear but have a trend …

Background: Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is a congenital anomaly of the lip and palate that is
caused by several factors. It was found in approximately one per 500 to 550 live births …

Objective To test specific standards set in the newly established cleft lip and palate service
in three regions of the UK The standards relate to record collection and outcomes. Design …

Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that range in severity, and may cause serious
physical and social challenges to those who are born with them. This project sought to …

Ross E Long (Jr.) DMD, MS, PhD, FACD*/OP Kharbanda BDS, MDS, FICD, MNAMS** n
many parts of the world, the treatment of patients with clefts of the lip and palate has …

Introduction: Congenital cleft lip and palate (CLP) defects usually present in childhood,
especially in places with available and affordable care. In Nigeria, their incidence is low but …

An orofacial cleft may have an appreciable psychosocial impact on patients that could affect
their social lives, including the choice of who they marry. We retrospectively reviewed the …

Background More than 100,000 cleft lip and palate patients have benefited from
reconstructive surgeries in Africa because of surgical support from non-governmental …

Providing surgical repair for congenital anomalies such as cleft lip and palate (CLP) can be
challenging in low-and middle-income countries. One nonprofit organization seeks to …

Introduction: Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP) is a congenital malformation that
causes significant morbidity in low and middle income countries. Amref Health Africa has …