In some cases of a penetrating injury there is a collection of air in the retropharyngeal space that can be shown on lateral soft tissue radiography of the neck. If this condition is not diagnosed or ...

It’s part of the formation of the face, and some kind of disruption happens that stops the lip and palate from forming. It can happen just in the lip, it can happen on one side or both sides, and it ...

This leaves a hole between the nose and the mouth. The opening can: just be in the back of the palate (the soft palate) or extend into the front of the palate behind the gums (the hard palate) Babies ...

This leaves a hole between the nose and the mouth. The opening can: just be in the back of the palate (the soft palate) or extend into the front of the palate behind the gums (the hard palate) ...

The condition is pronounced vee-lo-fare-in-GEE-al dis-FUNK-shun. “Velo” refers to the velum, or soft palate. It is the part of the roof of the mouth that moves when you say “ah.” “Pharyngeal” refers ...

These muscles are needed to close off the mouth from the nose during feeding and speaking. In a submucous cleft palate, the gap in the roof of the mouth is covered by a thin layer of soft tissue ...

In the NICU, Bree had genetic testing that showed her diagnosis: a rare, one-in-a-million skeletal dysplasia called Kniest dysplasia. This is when they also discovered hearing loss and a cleft of the ...