A swollen uvula or tongue, nausea, and pain are also common. A tonsillectomy procedure may done if you or your child experiences frequent infections, or because of large tonsils that contribute to ...

The vomer bone is a thin, unpaired bone located in the center of the nasal cavity. This small, trapezoidal bone is part of the nasal septum, the middle wall of the nasal respiratory cavity. It ...

She had heard about a cleft lip and palate camp offering surgery free of charge by a Canadian medical team called Operation Rainbow Canada. But the help she needed wasn’t for her child.

A study of cleft palate in horses shows that while it leads to euthanasia in half of affected horses, the condition is, thankfully, extremely rare. Older animals with cleft palates may have persistent ...

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Behavioral Problems in 5-Year-Old Children Born with Cleft Lip and/or Palate from the Cleft Collective. Being Normal yet Different: A Qualitative Study on ...

The birth of a child with a cleft lip or palate, or both, can be very upsetting, especially as not all families can afford the high treatment costs. Now, Swiss researchers have developed a low ...