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1CleftPalatesandcorrectionBy:SamanthaVarneyandCarinaBakenhus2WhatisaCleftPalateThelipusuallyformsbetweenthesixthandninthweeksofpregnancyCleftpalate,whichisabirthdefect,happenswhenthetissuethatmakesupthelipsdoesnotcompletelycometogetherbeforebirthTheycanalsoaffectotherpartsoftheface(eyes,ears,nose,cheeks,andforehead1inevery700childrenarebornwitheitheracleftliporcleftpalateorboth3CausesTherearetwomainreasonswhyachildcouldhaveacleftlip/palateGeneticsWhentheparentshaveaparticularsequencevarietiesintheGenesEnvironmentMaternalsmokingAlcoholabuseDiabetesDruguseVirusesOthertoxins4TypesofCleftPalatesTherearemanydifferentformsforcleftlip/palateandtheyare:RegularCleftpalateLeftcleftlipLeftunilateralcleftlipLeftunilateralcleftlipandpalateBilateralcleftlipBilateralcleftlipandpalateBilateralcleftlipwithfullpalate5OtherNamesHarelipCraniofacialdefectCleftlipCleftpalate6SideeffectsLessseriousFailuretogainweightFeedingproblemsRepeatedearinfectionsSpeechdifficultiesDentalproblemshearinglossMoreseriousOtherbirthdefects(heartdefects)Growingdisordersmuscleweaknesslearningdifficulties7DifferentTreatmentsSeeingageneticistplasticsurgerydentalworkSpeech/languagetherapySeeingaaudiologistInterventions8BeforeandAfterTHesurgeriesthatthesechildrenhavetogothrougharehighlysuccessfulandusuallyonlyleavealittlescarwherethecleftusedtobe.9HowItrelatestotheKiteRunnerHassanwasbornwiththecleftpalatedefect,becausehisfatherandmotherhadtherightsequenceofgenes,andbecauseofthisheisalwaysmadefunofbytheneighborhoodkids.LuckleyBabapaysforhassantohavehislipfixedforhisbirthday.10Resourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_lip_and_palatehttp://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/CleftLip.htmlhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001051.htmhttp://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/cleft.html#http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-conditions/chromosomal-genetic-conditions/cleft-lip-palate-treatment/
CleftPalatesandcorrectionBy:SamanthaVarneyandCarinaBakenhusCausesTherearetwomainreasonswhyachildcouldhaveacleftlip/palateGeneticsWhentheparentshaveaparticularsequencevarietiesintheGenesEnvironmentMaternalsmokingAlcoholabuseDiabetesDruguseVirusesOthertoxins
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