DEFINITION

cleft split
Cleft lip split of the upper lip

Clef palate split of the roof of the

mouth

Due failure of the facial structure to fuse

 PREVALENSI
Most common congenital
abnormalities
7-18 childrens every 10.000
According to Racial Group
2 per 10.000 births (Caucasian)
4.5 per 10.000 births (Japanese)
0.6 per 10.000 births (African America)

According to Sex
2:1 male : female have cleft lift with/without
cleft palate
 TYPES OF PALATE
Affected Structure 45
%
15 40
% %

LIP
PALAT LIP
 TYPES OF PALATE cont.
75 Side of Face
25
%
%
TYPES OF PALATE cont.
Nostril
TYPES OF PALATE cont.
Isolated
TYPES OF PALATE cont.
Isolated
TYPES OF PALATE cont.
Submucous Cleft

Minor/ less obvious cleft palate

Cleft is covered over by the lining (mucous
membrane) of the roof of the mouth
Can very hard to detect
May have: bivid uvula, notch hard palate
 ETIOLOGI
Genetic Inheritance = passed
through family

Environmental = Teratogenic agents

Multifactoral = combination of
genetic & environmental ( in 75%
cases)