Cleft Lip and Palate Flashcards
what is the jxn between lip and palate?
incisive foramen
T/F: cleft lip is always anterior
true
T/F: cleft palate is always posterior
false, may be anterior or posterior or both
class I Veau cleft of LIP
unilateral notching of the vermillion border, not extending into lip (microform)
class II Veau cleft of LIP
unilateral cleft extending into lip (incomplete)
class III Veau cleft of LIP
unilateral cleft involving the floor of the nose (complete)
class IV Veau cleft of LIP
any bilateral cleft of the lip
class I Veau cleft of PALATE
isolated soft palate cleft only
class II Veau cleft of PALATE
unilateral soft and hard palate cleft
class III Veau cleft of PALATE
unilateral cleft involving soft/hard palate thorugh the alveolus (usually involves lip too)
class IV Veau cleft of PALATE
same as class II but BILATERAL
what causes cleft lip?
caused by partial or complete lack of fusion of maxillary prominence with the medial nasal prominence
what causes cleft palate?
lack of fusion of the palatine shelves
what are some reasons why palatine shelves didn’t fuse?
- smallness of shelves
- failure of shelves to elevate
- inhibition of shelf fusion
- failure of tongue dropping (micrognathia)
etiology of cleft lip palate
- environmental
- genetic
- mixed of environmental and genetic