A cleft lip or palate arises from the combined effects of genes and inflammatory risk factors experienced during pregnancy, such as smoking or infections, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

"1 in 700 children are born with a cleft lip and/or palate and we’re praying that it’s just in the lip and not in palate, just because there’s more difficulties when it comes with closing ...

The team included 40 medical volunteers, 26 from Cape Town, all part of a mission led by the non-profit group Operation Smile ...

The mission, led by Operation Smile South Africa, includes doctors and specialists from Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Kau: The first thing we (orthodontists) do is try to bring the cleft closer together. Most cleft lips are repaired at about four months, the soft palate at twelve months, and then nothing else happens ...

A little girl in Janesville wants others to know you can overcome a condition like cleft lip and palate. Victoria Harvey loves to dance, play with her friends, and spend time with her family. Though ...

About 20-thousand people drive by a world class clinic on a daily basis. It’s a hidden gem located in Lancaster providing infants, children and adults with comprehensive treatment of cleft lip ...

WESH 2's Jason Guy, Smile Train cleft community development manager Iva Ballou and her brother, Isaac, preview the sixth ...

At just over three months, I celebrated my first July 4th just days after my first surgery–and I got to show off my new smile on Independence Day. I had another surgery before my first birthday, and ...