Difference between revisions of "Cleft Palate"
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[[Image:Cleft-palate.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>A congenital cleft palate defect (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]] | [[Image:Cleft-palate.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>A congenital cleft palate defect (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]] | ||
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*The commonest structural defect is probably the various forms of cleft palate due to: | *The commonest structural defect is probably the various forms of cleft palate due to: | ||
**failure of fusion and the ingrowths of the [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Palatine Bone (os palatinum)|palatine]] shelves or | **failure of fusion and the ingrowths of the [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Palatine Bone (os palatinum)|palatine]] shelves or | ||
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| Also known as: | Congenital oronasal fistula |
- The commonest structural defect is probably the various forms of cleft palate due to:
- failure of fusion and the ingrowths of the palatine shelves or
- frontonasal and maxillary processes.
Also known as Palatoschisis
- aspiration pneumonia is a common sequel