What Are Clefts?
1 in 700 babies are born with a cleft lip and/or palate globally.
Clefts cause difficulties eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking.
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I snore while sleeping. Is this normal?
No, snoring while sleeping is not normal if it is chronic and interferes with the sleep cycle. This condition is defined as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
My upper and lower jaws are malaligned. What can be done?
Jaw misalignment occurs when the upper and lower teeth do not fit together properly when the mouth is closed.
My jaw joint hurts. What do I do?
The jaw joint or the temporomandibular joint may hurt for many reasons.
What is Craniosynostosis?
The skull is made up of different bones separated by growing lines. When these lines fuse it is called - Craniosynostosis.
Pre-natal diagnosis of cleft. What do I do now?
Sometimes, it might be difficult to gauge the extent of cleft, and while the ultrasound can give you an overview, it might be helpful to visit us to see how clefts can be different.
When to see the cleft specialist?
The ideal time to consult a cleft specialist is immediately after birth for proper nutritional counselling and planning for pre-surgical orthopaedics such as nasoalveolar moulding.