Cleft lip and alveolus

What is Cleft lip and alveolus?

Cleft lip and alveolus is a fissure type embryopathy that involves the upper lip, nasal base and alveolar ridge in variable degrees.

Inheritance type

Multigenic/multifactorial

Age of Onset

  • Infancy
  • Neonatal
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