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Cleft lip

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Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Mouth disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Baby / fetus, Mouth

Is Symptom of

Joubert syndrome
Condition

Is a Side Effect of

Lamotrigine
Topamax
Lamictal

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