Peek into the world of Long Beach oral surgeons and discover the transformative procedures they perform to enhance smiles and lives.

According to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, cats born with a cleft palate struggle to ...

"Cleft palate" refers to a cleft (essentially, a hole) in the roof of the mouth. It's a congenital birth defect that experts ...

Operation Smile has restored the dignity of about 80 children who suffered cleft lips and palates during its Ho Teaching Hospital Mission in the Volta Region. A team of multinational health experts ...

A video of an owner helping a puppy with a cleft palate feel "normal" brought the internet to tears. Kaya's dog recently welcomed a litter of nine puppies, but difficulty struck when one of the pups, ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Nobody should have to pay $40,000 out of their own pocket for this medically necessary ...

Nobody should have to pay $40,000 out of their own pocket for this medically necessary treatment. Stefano Levi I have spent much of my life waiting. As a kid, waiting for summer break to have surgery, ...

Cleft lip is one of the most common birth defects. The surgery to correct this defect can cause moderate to severe pain. Many of the drugs to reduce pain (analgesics) used in adults can have unwanted ...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Kristen Lancaster about reducing risk of cleft lip and palate birth defects. Dr. Lancaster is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Genetics and a ...

1 National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. 3 Department of ...