On harelip and cleft palate

Normal development of mouth, face, nose, and teeth—Ossification—Development of intermaxilla; old ideas (Goethe’s, &c.); Albrecht’s theory—Harelip; position of cleft in alveolus,...

The congenital fissures and deformities of the mouth and lips form a group which is considerably larger than might be imagined from the scanty notice given them in ordinary text...

The palate is a more or less horizontal partition dividing the month from the nasal cavity, and consists of a firm bony plate in front (the hard palate) with a freely moveable m...

_Normal development of mouth, face, nose, and teeth—Ossification—Development of intermaxilla; old ideas (Goethe’s, &c.); Albrecht’s theory—Harelip; position of cleft in alveolus...

With regard to harelip, if unilateral, but little remains to be said, except to emphasize the fact that the deformity is not altogether due to loss of substance, but to a consid...

In discussing the period in the infant’s life when a harelip should be operated on, it may be laid down as a general rule that the sooner an operation is performed for the repai...

The period of life at which an operation can be safely undertaken for Cleft Palate is a matter which demands careful consideration. Before the introduction of anæsthesia the ass...

Before the year 1830, when operative treatment for the closure of cleft palate first attracted attention, and began to be recognised as a legitimate surgical procedure, the only...

The typical result which we desire to gain after an operation for harelip is a symmetrical appearance of lip and nose, and a normal contour and projection of the parts as seen f...

This small work will not be complete without some allusion to the destructive effects of syphilis upon the hard and soft structures of the palate, resulting either in loss of su...