Because clefting causes specific visible symptoms, it's easy to diagnose. It can be detected through a prenatal ultrasound. If the clefting has not been detected prior to the baby's birth, it's identified immediately afterward. Some kids have clefts that extend through both the front and rear part of the palates, while others have only partial clefting.
The three common kinds of clefts are:
1. cleft lip without a cleft palate
2. cleft palate without a cleft lip
3. cleft lip and cleft palate together
In addition to classification as unilateral or bilateral, cleft lips are further classified as complete or incomplete. A complete cleft involves the entire lip, and typically the alveolar arch. An incomplete cleft involves only part of the lip.
The Iowa system (which also classifies cleft palate) classifies cleft lip in five groups:
* Group I—clefts of the lip only
* Group II—clefts of palate only
* Group III—clefts of lip, alveolus, and palate
* Group IV—clefts of lip and alveolus
* Group miscellaneous
Another widely accepted cleft lip classification is based on recommendations of the American Cleft Palate Association. This classification divides cleft lip into unilateral or bilateral (right, left or extent) in thirds—(i.e., one-third, two-thirds, three-thirds), or median cleft lip, the extent of which is also measured in thirds.
wish not happen to my family,,
hope not.
It can be fixed, right?
Yes. We call this, multi diciplin management. Because we involve with plastic surgeon, dental sugeon, dan fisiotherapy.
Cleft Lip types, nice article.:D
Thanks.
info on cleft here - Born With Cleft
i'm glad my baby does not have one. i hope many people will read your info here.. to keep them informed. =)
@armouris : thanks for info. I apreciate that.
@gab's mom: Im glad too. I hope, people who have their baby with this abnormality can be sure, that can be fixed, appearance and function will normal like other. Dont blame their self or other.