VSR 421: Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)

AFFECTIONS OF THE HARD PALATE AND SOFT PALATE
(Congenital Oronasal Fistula or Cleft palate)

• It is an abnormal communication between the oral and nasal cavities involving the following structures - soft palate - hard palate - premaxilla, and / or - lip.
• The Lip and Premaxilla contributes to the primary palate, and incomplete closure of this is a primary cleft or cleft lip (harelip).
• The hard and soft palates contributes to the secondary palate, and incomplete closure of either of these structures is called a secondary cleft or cleft palate.