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Dr Anitha Anchan | Updated: March 4, 2014 7:10 pm. Tags: Birth Defects Gum disease Oral Health Cleft lip Tongue tie. It is likely that you have seen kids with a cleft in the lip sometimes continuing into the palate (or roof of your mouth) or tooth/teeth missing from birth. Well, these are what are called congenital anomalies or birth defects.
One anatomical malformation that may complicate the management of the pediatric airway is the cleft palate. The incidence of cleft palate, with or without cleft lip, is reported to be between 9.1 and 15.6 cases per 10,000 live births worldwide, which makes it one of the most common birth defects.