cleft lip

من طرف loza الجمعة أكتوبر 23, 2009 9:36 pm

Oral clefting occurs when the tissues of the lip and/or palate of a fetus don't grow together early in pregnancy. Children with clefts often don't have enough tissue in their mouths, and the tissue they do have isn't fused together properly to form the roof of their mouths.
A cleft lip appears as a narrow opening or gap in the skin of the upper lip that extends all the way to the base of the nose. A cleft palate is an opening between the roof of the mouth and the nasal cavity. Some kids have clefts that extend through both the front and rear part of the palates, while others have only partial clefting.

The three common kinds of clefts are:
1. cleft lip without a cleft palate
2. cleft palate without a cleft lip
3. cleft lip and cleft palate together
In addition, clefts can occur on one side of the mouth (unilateral clefting) or on both sides of the mouth (bilateral clefting).
More boys than girls have a cleft lip, while more girls have cleft palate without a cleft lip.
Because clefting causes specific visible symptoms, it's easy to diagnose. It can be detected through a prenatal ultrasound. If the clefting has not been detected prior to the baby's birth, it's identified immediately afterward

Causes
Doctors don't know exactly why a baby develops cleft lip or cleft palate, but believe it may be a combination of genetic (inherited) and environmental factors (such as certain drugs, illnesses, and the use of alcohol or tobacco while a woman is pregnant).
The risk may be higher for kids whose sibling or parents have a cleft or who have a history of clefting in their families. Both mothers and fathers can pass on a gene or genes that can contribute to the development of cleft palate or cleft lip.

Complications
Kids with a cleft lip or palate tend to be more susceptible to middle ear fluid collections, hearing loss, and speech defects. Dental problems — such as missing, extra, malformed, or displaced teeth, and cavities — also are common in kids born with cleft palate.
Many children with clefts are especially vulnerable to ear infections because their eustachian tubes don't drain fluid properly from the middle ear into the throat. Fluid accumulates, pressure builds in the ears, and infection may set in. For this reason, they may have special tubes surgically inserted into their ears at the time of the first reconstructive surgery.
Feeding can be another complication for an infant with a cleft lip or palate. A cleft lip can make it more difficult for a child to suck on a nipple, while a cleft palate may cause formula or breast milk to be accidentally taken up into the nasal cavity.
Special nipples and other devices can help make feeding easier; you'll get information on how to use the specialized feeding equipment and where to buy it before you take your baby home from the hospital. In some cases, a child with a cleft lip or palate may need to wear a prosthetic palate called an obturator to aid in proper eating.
If your baby has problems with feeding, your doctor can offer other suggestions or feeding aids

Treatment
Thanks to medical advancements, reconstructive surgery can repair cleft lips and palates and, in severe cases, plastic surgery can address specific appearance-related concerns.
A child with oral clefting will see a variety of specialists who will work as a team to treat the condition. Treatment usually begins in the first few months of life, depending on the health of the infant and the extent of the cleft.

Members of the cleft lip and palate treatment team usually include:
a geneticist
a plastic surgeon
an ear, nose, and throat physician (otolaryngologist)
an oral surgeon
an orthodontist
a dentist
a speech pathologist (often called a speech therapist)
an audiologist
a nurse coordinator
a social worker and/or psychologist

The specialists will evaluate your child's progress regularly, and monitor hearing, speech, nutrition, teeth, and emotional state. They'll share their recommendations with you, and can forward their evaluation to your child's school and any speech therapists that your child may be working with.
In addition to treating the cleft, the specialists will work with your child on any issues related to feeding, social problems, speech, and your approach to the condition. They'll provide feedback and recommendations to help you through the phases of your child's growth and treatment

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