Cleft Palate Hole In Roof Of Mouth

When i tell people about my cleft palate they look at my now flawless grin with awe and say wow i would have never known i laugh politely.

Cleft palate hole in roof of mouth.

The size of the cleft palate varies from child to child some children may only have a tiny notch whereas in others the cleft may stretch from the front of the mouth to the back. A cleft palate pal it is when a baby is born with an opening a cleft in the roof of the mouth. Sometimes the two sides do not fuse correctly leaving an opening or cleft in the palate. This leaves a hole between the nose and the mouth.

It occurs due to the failure of fusion of the lateral palatine processes the nasal septum or the median palatine processes formation of the secondary palate. When cleft palate occurs the uvula is usually split. Early in the development of the baby inside the mother the left and right sides of the face and the roof of the mouth join together or fuse. Palatal obturators are not to be confused with palatal lifts or other prosthetic devices.

I was born with a hole in the roof of my mouth. Cleft palate is a hole in the roof of the mouth that is present at birth. A palatal obturator may be used in cases of a deficiency in tissue when a remaining opening in the palate occurs. In simpler terms a palatal obturator covers any fistulas or holes in the roof of the mouth that lead to the nasal cavity providing the wearer with a plastic acrylic removable roof of the mouth which aids in speech eating and proper air flow.