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Cleft palate
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- 1Define a primary cleft palate?Anterior to incisive foramen, failure of fusion between the palatine shelves and primary palate
- 2Define a secondary cleft palate?Posterior to the incisive foramen, occurs if the palatine shelves fail to fuse with each other or with the nasal septum
- 3What are three reasons a cleft palate may occur?Palatine shelves fail to ascend
Palatine shelves are too short
Failure of the tongue to drop - 4Name at least two other craniofacial morphological traits that may occur.Shortened maxilla and mandible
Reduced palatal depth and maxilla height
Reduced height of mandible
Decreased depth of the oropharynx
Hyoid bone is positioned more inferiorly - 5Name some functional problems that can occur with a cleft palateSpeech and articulation difficulties
Hearing problems
Feeding difficulties
Breathing abnormalities - 6Which consonant appears to be the most common articulation problem?The letter 'S'
- 7Do individuals suffering from a cleft palate avoid nasal or non-nasal consonants?Nasal
- 8What do the abnormalities of the cleft palate cause in the nasal cavity?Reduced nasal cavity leading to reduced nasal airway
- 9If a cleft palate is accompanied by a cleft lip, when will repair of the cleft lip occur?Three months after birth
- 10When will a cleft palate repair occur?Six months to one year after birth
- 11If rhinoplasty is needed when will this occur?Five years of age
- 12Why will non-surgical techniques by used for treatment of cleft palates?If the individual is unfit for surgery or if the surgery has failed
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