THE bones and tissues of a baby’s upper jaw, nose and mouth normally fuse, or come together, during the first six to 10 weeks in the womb. This forms the roof of the mouth and the upper lip. When this ...

The prognosis for infants born with oral clefts in the absence of any other congenital anomalies largely depends on the type of cleft, according to a population-based cohort study conducted among ...

Twelve-year-old Cade Gardner declares he’s a “normal kid, like anyone else,” with an ambition that many boys his age share — to be a professional baseball player. His confidence and self-esteem ...

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...

It's estimated that every three minutes, somewhere in the world a baby is born with a cleft lip or palate, making it one of the most common birth defects. Eighteen-year-old Emma Johnston was born with ...

fter discussing actor Joaquin Phoenix’s appearance on her talk show earlier this month, Wendy Williams received near universal condemnation for mocking those affected with cleft lip – a common birth ...

Normally as the baby develops in the womb, the tissues that eventually form the upper lip and palate grow from both sides and fuse or join in the middle to give the final continuity and shape to the ...