Dentists play an important role in educating patients and their families, providing treatment, and referring to a specialized oral clefts team as needed.
Child birth is an equally exciting and stressful time for parents. A diagnosis of Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate will undoubtedly affect both the patient and their respective family.
Why was my child born with an oral cleft? Will my future children have the same condition? These are all valid questions and, at the time being, there isn’t a lot of information to accurately answer them.
