cleft lip and palate

$1 Million Gift to Fund Operation Smile Interactive Learning Center

Operation Smile will use a $1 million gift from the late Anthony L. Burgess...

Researchers Map the Genes That Produce Facial Features

An international team of researchers has connected specific genetic regions that influence facial features....

Research Uncovers How FGFs Affect Craniofacial Birth Defects

Mount Sinai researchers have revealed new insights into how the body regulates craniofacial development...

FDI Drafting Oral Healthcare Standards for Cleft Patients

The FDI World Dental Federation has teamed up with oral health nonprofit Smile Train...

Repeated Surgeries Have No Major Psychosocial Impact on Children With CLP

Children born with cleft lip and cleft palate (CLP) often undergo multiple surgical procedures...

Collaboration to Improve Oral Health of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients

The FDI World Dental Federation and Smile Train are working with GSK Consumer Healthcare...

Minority Children See More Complications and Higher Costs in Cleft Palate Repair

Children undergoing surgery to repair cleft palate face racial disparities in their care, including...

Researchers Uncover 100 Genes Tied to Cleft Lip and Palate

Cleft lip and palate (CL/P) is the second most common birth defect in the...

Bone-Growing Protein Shows Promise in Cleft Reconstruction

The use of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) for cleft lip and palate reconstruction delivered...

Stem Cells Used to Repair Cleft Lip and Palate

A technique using umbilical cord blood stem cells could be a promising new approach...