Age for Cleft palate surgical repair
Cleft palate surgical repair is usually done at the age of 10 months. This is done at this specific time to prevent the speech difficulties that may develop in the future. However, all the patients who are operated for cleft [ + ]
Most of the Patients with cleft palate deformity treated by surgeries acquire speech difficulties. Apart from normal cleft palate cases, a rare condition exists, known as the submucous cleft palate. The submucous cleft palate is also a congenital defect of the palate, formed in the roof of [ + ]
A cleft palate is a split or opening in the roof of the mouth. A cleft palate can involve the hard palate (the bony front portion of the roof of the mouth), and/or the soft palate (the soft back portion of the roof of the mouth).
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