It can happen just in the lip, it can happen on one side or both sides, and it can happen right through the gums and affect the back side of the soft palate. When you look down the cleft, you’ll see ...

“If a cleft lip or palate does not show up on a scan, it is often diagnosed during the physical exam done after birth”. “No one knows exactly what causes a cleft. It's a combination of ...

The exact cause is unknown but genetics and environmental ... test can determine the cleft in an unborn child. If not, a cleft palate is identified immediately after birth. Treatable by a medical ...

Dr. Crowley teaches the cleft palate speech course at TC. Over the years she developed a five-day cleft palate speech and feeding training program that has been offered in Asia, Africa, and Latin ...