As a longtime partner of Operation Smile Philippines, Listerine stresses the importance of oral health for children with cleft lip and palate, who are more susceptible to tooth decay due to ...
MANILA, Philippines – Having cleft conditions may impact both the physical and mental well-being of children with cleft, and even their families. Especially among lower-income households ...
OVER 40 patients with unrepaired cleft lip and cleft palate from across the Eastern Cape travelled to Mthatha for Operation Smile’s annual cleft surgical programme at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital ...
Cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) are the most commonly occurring craniofacial birth defects. Although some CL/CPs are detected on prenatal ultrasound, the majority are immediately recognized in ...
The president and chief executive officer of Smile Train, a non-governmental organisation that offers free cleft lip and palate surgeries, Dr Susannah Schaefer, said in Africa alone, the 149 250 ...
Surgery to repair cleft lip and/or palate is performed to restore form and function in children with these common congenital malformations. In a previous study, Dr. Steinbacher's group reported ...