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Nigeria: Everything you need to know about Cleft Lips – Tribune Online

Nigeria: Everything you need to know about Cleft Lips – Tribune Online

Africa Links 24 with Alausa-Issa Zainab
Published on 2025-12-05 16:28:35

Cleft lip is an opening in the upper lip of a baby. This occurs when the tissues of the upper lip and roof of the mouth do not join together as they should. Tissues from each side of your head join together at the center of the face to make both your lips and mouth. So when these tissues do not join, it causes cleft lip. 

A cleft lip can be either a small or large gap that reaches the nose, which also affects the roof of the mouth (palate) or gums. If you expose yourself to certain…

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