KNOW SOME OF THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALIES
By R. Rajendra, B Sivapathasundharam, 2008; Atwood DA. Clinica, 1971; Conny DJ, Tedesco LA., 1983; Newton AV. 1962 • A cleft lip and/or palate is one of the most prevalent forms of craniofacial malformations. A severance of the lip or of the palate, or both. Cleft lip and cleft palate are the two most common congenital craniofacial defects present at birth. • Cleft lip and palate (cleft lip and palate) In addition, there is a situation in which the lip does not completely form. The severity of the cleft lip will vary from mild (lip notching) to severe (lip notching) (large opening from the lip up through the nose). • Cleft lip and palate (cleft lip and palate) This condition occurs when the roof of the mouth does not close correctly, creating a breach into the nasal cavity. A cleft may occur on either side of the palate. It may go from the front of the mouth (the stiff palate) all the way to the neck (soft palate). Even the lip might be included in the cleft. • Craniosynostosis is...