Facial clefts
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Facial clefts comprise of a wide spectrum of pathologies whichthat result from failure of fusion in the facial region during the embryonic -/ early fetal period. This resultsThe result is a gap in the fetal face. These clefts can affect the lip, philtrum, alveolus, and hard and soft palate to varying degrees.
Entities that fall under this group include
Overall there is a broad spectrum of severity ranging from minimal defects (e.g bifid uvula) to large deep clefts involving both bone and soft tissues.
Epidemiology
The estimated incidence of isolated facial clefts may be as high as 1 in 1000 births 1.
Pathology
Classification
There are several classification systems for facial clefts
-<p><strong>Facial clefts</strong> comprise of a wide spectrum of pathologies which result from failure of fusion in the facial region during the embryonic - early fetal period. This results is gap in the fetal face. These clefts can affect the lip, philtrum, alveolus and <a title="Hard palate" href="/articles/hard-palate">hard</a> and <a title="soft palate" href="/articles/soft-palate">soft palate</a> to varying degrees. </p><p>Entities that fall under this group include</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Facial clefts</strong> comprise of a wide spectrum of pathologies that result from failure of fusion in the facial region during the embryonic / early fetal period. The result is a gap in the fetal face. These clefts can affect the lip, philtrum, alveolus, and <a href="/articles/hard-palate">hard</a> and <a href="/articles/soft-palate">soft palate</a> to varying degrees. </p><p>Entities that fall under this group include</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/cleft-lip-palate">cleft lip + / - palate</a> spectrum</li>- +<a href="/articles/cleft-lip-palate">cleft lip +/- palate</a> spectrum</li>
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