The cleft of the lip forms during the early trimester ... but the bony structures of the teeth and everything else is not. As clinicians, we don’t repair the bony components of the gums in infancy ...

A cleft palate is a V- or U-shaped gap in the tissue between the mouth and the inside of the nose. It includes variable ...

Baby Everett has been cared for by the Alberta Children’s Hospital since before he was even born. At the 20-week ultrasound, ...

In an initiative aimed at improving the lives of children with congenital disabilities, Smile Train and KGMT Multispecialty ...

Funded by Chevron, these organisations came together to provide free surgeries for patients with cleft lips and palates in Sylhet. It wasn't just Adiba—this mission offered surgery to 66 patients, ...

Next, children will have surgery to repair the cleft and close the gap. Children will usually have surgery for a cleft lip between 3 and 6 months and for a cleft palate between 6 and 12 months.