LANSING, MI - Mr. Moo, a little dog with a cleft palate, has inspired a unique partnership between veterinary and human medicine. A pediatric surgeon assisted a veterinary specialist in an operation ...

Cleft palate surgery remains a critical area within craniofacial surgery, with advances aimed at improving anatomical repair, functional outcomes and reducing postoperative complications. Contemporary ...

Soft palate cancer is a type of oropharyngeal cancer. The oropharynx is the area at the back of the mouth and top of the throat. Soft palate cancer grows on the roof of the mouth. Soft palate cancers ...

Cleft lips and cleft palates are among the most common birth defects affecting children in North America. They occur very early in development, usually between 6 and 10 weeks of the pregnancy. A cleft ...

May 6 to 14 is Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week – an initiative focusing on the condition that affects millions of people around the world. Each year, approximately one in 700 children around the ...