Definition: A failure of fusion of the developmental processes of the maxilla.
Radiographic Features:
Location: Anterior maxilla.
Edge: Well-defined.
Shape: Linear.
Internal: Radiolucent.
Other: Pantomograph will show a discontinuity of the floor of the nasal cavity with a vertical radiolucent area inferior to this.
Number: Single (unilateral) or multiple (bilateral).
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Cleft Palate – bilateral pantomograph
Occlusal radiograph
Intraoral Radiographs
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