"Cleft Palate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion.
| Descriptor ID |
D002972
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.500.460.185 C05.660.207.540.460.185 C07.320.440.185 C07.465.525.185 C07.650.500.460.185 C07.650.525.185 C16.131.621.207.540.460.185 C16.131.850.500.460.185 C16.131.850.525.185
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| Concept/Terms |
Cleft Palate- Cleft Palate
- Cleft Palates
- Palate, Cleft
- Palates, Cleft
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cleft Palate" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cleft Palate" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cleft Palate" by people in Profiles.
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Congenital palatal fistula associated with submucous cleft palate: Surgical outcomes and insights from a case series of 27 patients. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 02; 113:419-427.
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Simulation in Cleft Care: Evolution, Evidence, and Training the Future Surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 156(4S-2):56S-71S.
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The Pakistan Palatal Fistula Difficulty Index (PPFDI): Development and Initial Validation of a Novel Scoring Index for Surgical Complexity and Referral Guidance. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 36(8):e1494-e1501.
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WNT4 deficiency impacts heart, diaphragm, and palate development: Insights from human genetics, machine learning, and mouse models. Dev Biol. 2026 Jan; 529:66-80.
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Identification of functional non-coding variants associated with orofacial cleft. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 16; 16(1):6545.
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Presurgical Infant Orthopedics Appliance in Complex Craniofacial Deformity Involving Complete Cleft Lip and Palate Patients: A Case Series. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Apr; 63(4):875-882.
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Exparel and Outpatient Alveolar Bone Grafting: A Feasibility Study. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Apr; 63(4):738-744.
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Back to the Bottle: Comparison of Palatoplasty Outcomes Before and After Systematic Changes to Postoperative Precaution Protocols. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Feb; 62(2):234-240.
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Surgical Tray Optimization in the Setting of Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstruction: Implications for Operative Cost and Efficiency. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Jan; 63(1):118-125.
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MED12 Loss-of-Function Variants as a Cause of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Females With Hardikar Syndrome and Nonspecific Intellectual Disability. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Jan; 197(1):e63868.