PRIMARY PALATE FORMATION:
-2 medial nasal process merge at the deeper levels to
form the intermaxillary segment.
-INTERMAXILLARY SEGMENT HAS
Labial component-philtrum
Maxilla component-alveolus
Palatal component –primary palate
PRIMARY PALATE FORMATION:
PRIMARY PALATE
SECONDARY PALATE FORMATION:
-The maxillary processes give rise to two
palatal shelves.(6
th
week)
Palatal shelf elevation
Extrinsic force concept--jaw
tongue
head position
intrinsic force concept--hydration of ground substance
mesenchymal cell activity
collagen
Fusion of Palatal Shelves
Thesiteofjunctionbetweenthe3palatal
componentsismarkedbytheincisive
papillaoverlyingtheincisivecanal
SOFT PALATE:
Posterior 1/4
th
of secondary palate–soft palate.
Soft palate—bilaminar fold of mucous membrane.
It contains-palatine aponeurisis
-five pairs of muscles
levator veli palatini
tensor veli palatini
musculus uvulae
palatopharyngeus
palatoglossus
-nerves and vessels
-palatine glands
COMPLETION OF PALATE:
The secondary palate & posterior portion of
the primary palate fuses together forming the
final palate. (12
th
week).
CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS:
-Cleft lip & cleft palates are common defects.
-Those anterior to incisive foramen –
lateral cleft lip,
cleft upper jaw &
cleft between primary & secondary palates.
-Clefts posterior to the incisive foramen
include cleft palate & cleft uvula.
-Third category -combination of clefts lying
anterior & posterior to the incisive foramen
INCOMPLETE CLEFT LIP
BILATERAL CLEFT LIP
CLEFT LIP &PALATE AND JAW
OBLIQUE FACIAL CLEFT:
MEDIAN CLEFT
SUBMUCOSAL CLEFT:
CLEFT UVULA
CYST FORMATION
CLASSIFICATION OF CLEFTS
VARIOUS TYPES:
1.Davis & Ritchie classification.
2.Veaus classification.
3.Kernahan &stark symbolic classification.
4.International confederation of plastic and
reconstructive surgery classification.
VEAU’S CLASSIFICATION OF CLEFT PALATE
GROUP1 :Defects of the softpalate only.
GROUP2 :Defects involving the hard palate
and soft palate
GROUP3 :Defects involving the soft palate to
the alveolus, usually involving the lip
GROUP4 :Complete bilateral clefts.
TRANSITION OF
BLOOD SUPPLY
Causes of cleft
lip/ palate
Deficient jaw
Growth –tongue
Occupies superior
position
Failure of
mesenchymal
cell consolidation
Lack of degeneration
of medial epithelial
seam
Failure of
elevation
Delayed shelf
elevation
Defective palatal
shelf growth
TREACHER-COLLINS SYNDROME
->Hypoplasiaof mandible
and malarbones.
->Macrostomia.
->Malformation of external ear.
->High arched palate.
->Bird or fish appearance.
DOWNS SYNDROME
->Macroglossia.
->Flat face ,flat occipit.
->Large anterior fontanelle.
->Broad short neck
->Outward slanting of
palpebralfissures
CONCLUSION
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