$1 Million Gift to Fund Operation Smile Interactive Learning Center
Operation Smile will use a $1 million gift from the late Anthony L. Burgess to create the Anthony L. and Hideko S. Burgess.
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Researchers Map the Genes That Produce Facial Features
An international team of researchers has connected specific genetic regions that influence facial features. This means they can see the signals of normal.
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Research Uncovers How FGFs Affect Craniofacial Birth Defects
Mount Sinai researchers have revealed new insights into how the body regulates craniofacial development in newborns, which sometimes can lead to birth defects.
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FDI Drafting Oral Healthcare Standards for Cleft Patients
The FDI World Dental Federation has teamed up with oral health nonprofit Smile Train to integrate regular and focused dental care into the.
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Repeated Surgeries Have No Major Psychosocial Impact on Children With CLP
Children born with cleft lip and cleft palate (CLP) often undergo multiple surgical procedures between infancy and adolescence. By the time they are.
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Collaboration to Improve Oral Health of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients
The FDI World Dental Federation and Smile Train are working with GSK Consumer Healthcare to launch a two-year project to improve oral health.
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Minority Children See More Complications and Higher Costs in Cleft Palate Repair
Children undergoing surgery to repair cleft palate face racial disparities in their care, including a higher risk of complications in African-American children, according.
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Researchers Uncover 100 Genes Tied to Cleft Lip and Palate
Cleft lip and palate (CL/P) is the second most common birth defect in the world, reports the Perelman School of Medicine at the.
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Bone-Growing Protein Shows Promise in Cleft Reconstruction
The use of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) for cleft lip and palate reconstruction delivered positive results for those with one-sided cleft palate during.
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Fever in Early Pregnancy Causes Facial Birth Defects
For decades, researchers have known that fevers in the first trimester of pregnancy increase the risk of facial deformities such as cleft lip.
