Cleft Palate Causes: Causes Of Cleft Lip

Causes Of Cleft Lip

Cleft lip, also known as cheiloschisis, andcleft palate, also known as palatoschisis, are types of abnormal developments of the face during pregnancy - they are types of clefting congenital deformities. They can occur together as cleft lip and palate. Before birth, there are natural structures that form in the body and then join together (fuse). A cleft is a non-fusion of these structures - a fissure or a gap. In this case, the gap (cleft) occurs in the upper lip, the palate (roof of the mouth), or both. When just one side of the lip is affected it is called a unilateral cleft; a bilateral cleft affects both sides.

Causes Of Cleft Lip