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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.
What is a cleft lip and cleft palate? A cleft lip/palate is a birth defect that occurs when the lip and mouth do not form properly during, approximately the 9th week of pregnancy. This causes the palate (roof of the mouth) or the lips to improperly join together leaving a hole or cleft.