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Surgical correction is normally only carried out if the defect is small and owners must be warned that more severly affected animals may need multiple procedures.
Surgical correction is normally only carried out if the defect is small and owners must be warned that more severly affected animals may need multiple procedures.
===Hard palate defects===
===Closure of secondary clefts===
====Hard palate defects====
Three procedures have been described the Lagenbeck or sliding pedicle technique whereby longitudinal strips of mucosa are released from the hard palate and slid together at the midline. Hard palate bone is exposed laterally however granulation and epithelisation occur quickly.
Three procedures have been described the Lagenbeck or sliding pedicle technique whereby longitudinal strips of mucosa are released from the hard palate and slid together at the midline. Hard palate bone is exposed laterally however granulation and epithelisation occur quickly.
The second technique is the Sandwich or overlapping flap technique where by a donor bed is created by releasing strips of mucosa from the opposite thirdly a combination technique can be applied where both of the above tecniques are used to produce a double layer of mucosa over the cleft.
The second technique is the Sandwich or overlapping flap technique where by a recipient bed is created by splitting the mucous membrane at the edge of the defect. A donor bed is created by releasing strips of mucosa from the opposite mucous membrane which is then sutured into plaec.
Thirdly a combination technique can be applied where both of the above tecniques are used to produce a double layer of mucosa over the cleft.
===Soft Palate defects===
====Soft Palate defects====
===Closure of Primary Clefts===
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
*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:
**[[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Frontal Bone (os frontale)|frontonasal]] and [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Maxilla|maxillary]] processes.
**[[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Frontal Bone (os frontale)|frontonasal]] and [[Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology#Maxilla|maxillary]] processes.
- aspiration pneumonia is a common sequel
- aspiration pneumonia is a common sequel