The Impact of Cleft Lip/Palate and Surgical Intervention on Adolescent Life Outcomes

• Main Authors: Bruce Wydick (Author), Mustafa Zahid (Author), Sam Manning (Author), Jeremiah Maller (Author), Kira Evsanaa (Author), Susann Skjoldhorne (Author), Matthew Bloom (Author), Abhishek Das (Author), Gaurav Deshpande (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cleft lip/palate (CLP) is a congenital orofacial anomaly appearing in approximately one in 700 births worldwide. While in high-income countries CLP is normally addressed surgically during infancy, in developing countries CLP is often left unoperated, potentially impacting multiple dimens...