"Cleft Lip" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.
| Descriptor ID |
D002971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.409.225 C07.465.525.164 C07.650.525.164 C16.131.850.525.164
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| Concept/Terms |
Cleft Lip- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Lips
- Lip, Cleft
- Lips, Cleft
- Harelip
- Harelips
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cleft Lip" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Nasal Stents on Three-Dimensional Morphologic Outcomes Following Primary Cleft Rhinoplasty in Unilateral Cleft Lip. J Craniofac Surg. 2026 Jul-Aug 01; 37(7-8):1972-1975.
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Cleft Lip Repair: Trends of Nasoalveolar Molding, Concomitant Tip Rhinoplasty and/or Septoplasty, and Revisions Using a National Database Study. J Craniofac Surg. 2026 Jul-Aug 01; 37(7-8):1870-1873.
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Care Pathways for Undocumented Migrant Children Seeking Cleft Lip and Palate Care: Institutional Experience, Current State Policies, and Opportunities. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 May; 63(5):973-980.
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Trends of Staged Versus Single-Stage Operations for Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair: Analysis of a National Database. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 06 01; 36(4):1246-1248.
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Interdisciplinary Team Care for Children with Facial Differences. Pediatr Ann. 2023 Jan; 52(1):e18-e22.
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Associations among Household and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantages, Resting-state Frontoamygdala Connectivity, and Internalizing Symptoms in Youth. J Cogn Neurosci. 2022 09 01; 34(10):1810-1841.
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Design and fabrication of a generic 3D-printed silicone unilateral cleft lip and palate model. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2019 Oct; 72(10):1669-1674.
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Long-range enhancers regulating Myc expression are required for normal facial morphogenesis. Nat Genet. 2014 Jul; 46(7):753-8.
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Predictors of complication for alveolar cleft bone graft. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Feb; 52(2):174-8.
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The birth prevalence of cleft lip and palate in canadian aboriginal peoples: a registry study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Apr; 131(4):649e-650e.