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Mini-microform cleft lip with complete cleft alveolus and palate: A case report.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Jul 2021
Fujiwara Kumiko, Yoshida Mitsuna, Nakamichi Naomi, Saitoh Satoru, Takaichi Mayu, Ishizaka Risa, Tomihara Kei, Noguchi Makoto
Abstract excerpt
Cleft lip and cleft alveolus are caused by incomplete fusion of the frontonasal and maxillary prominences. However, milder forms of cleft lip are rarely accompanied by cleft alveolus. Here, we report a rare case of mini-microform cleft lip with complete cleft alveolus and cleft palate. No findings suggestive of cleft lip were evident on initial examination. However, three-dimensional facial measurements confirmed...
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