Cleft palate surgery remains a critical area within craniofacial surgery, with advances aimed at improving anatomical repair, functional outcomes and reducing postoperative complications. Contemporary ...

Soft palate cancer is a type of oropharyngeal cancer. The oropharynx is the area at the back of the mouth and top of the throat. Soft palate cancer grows on the roof of the mouth. Soft palate cancers ...

John Blankenship will have another surgery next summer to close the hole in the roof of his mouth. His family is so grateful ...

Cleft lip and palate surgery represents one of the most common paediatric interventions for congenital craniofacial malformations, and its successful outcome is critically dependent on effective ...

Stage III oral cavity cancer is characterized by larger tumors or lymph node involvement, often diagnosed through physical ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Oral cancer often shows up as a sore or pain in the mouth that won't ...

Cleft palate has been linked to dozens of genes. While studying one of these genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine were surprised to find that cleft palate occurs both when ...