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Congenital Malformations, Mouth and Pharynx: Multimedia
Updated: Oct 21, 2008
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![]() | Media file 1: Illustration depicts fusion of the lateral nasal, medial nasal, and maxillary prominences. |
![]() | Media file 2: Formation of the secondary palate. |
![]() | Media file 3: Veau classification of cleft lip and palate. |
![]() | Media file 4: Kernahan and Stark symbolic classification of cleft lip and palate. |
![]() | Media file 5: Muscular defects in unilateral deformity. |
![]() | Media file 6: Normal anatomy of the palate. |
![]() | Media file 7: Muscles of the soft palate. |
![]() | Media file 8: Variations of cleft palate. |
![]() | Media file 9: Underlying defect in the musculature of cleft palate. |
![]() | Media file 10: Newborn with epignathus. The patient was intubated at birth. |
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Keywords
congenital malformations of the mouth and pharynx, mouth malformations, mouth deformities, pharynx malformations, CL/P, CP, CL, CL&P, CLP, cleft lip, cleft palate, cleft lip and palate, velopharyngeal insufficiency, VPI, Davis and Ritchie classification, Veau classification, Kernahan and Stark symbolic classification



















