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Sustaining Damage To The Facial Region

February 12, 2019

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 12:00 pm

Have you ever noticed that one of our primary responses to a potential accident is the immediate attempt to guard our face and head?

When somebody throws a punch or if we get involved in an automotive collision, our arms and hands travel to our face in order to make an effort to shield ourselves from any major harm. Most of the time, we fail to even contemplate the motion of protecting our face– we just do this instantly.

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Why Infants Are Born With Orofacial Clefts

February 5, 2019

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Orofacial clefts, likewise called cleft lip or cleft palate, are among one of the most common abnormalities in the USA.

Actually, it is approximated that around 2,650 infants are born with a cleft palate every year in the US, and up to 4,440 are born with a cleft lip. A cleft happens during early pregnancy while the baby’s face is growing. When the parts of the face struggle to connect while the mother is pregnant, it leads to a cleft.

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