Chapter 4

Development of the Face and Palate

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 Development of the Face and
Palate: Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, the student will be
able to:
Describe prenatal facial development during the
fourth to seventh weeks of gestation.
Describe palatal development during the seventh
to ninth weeks of gestation.
Explain how the tongue and thyroid develop.
Discuss development of facial and palatal clefts
and other facial defects.

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 Development of the Face
and Palate
Facial development: Weeks 4 to 7
Palatal development: Weeks 7 to 9
Medial and lateral palatal processes
Palatal shelf elevation and closure
Tongue development
Body and base
Thyroid gland
Malformations
Facial clefts
Palatal clefts
Other defects

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Development of the Face and
Palate (contd)

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Development of the Face and
Palate (contd)

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Development of the Face and
Palate (contd)

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Development of the Face and
Palate (contd)

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Development of the Face and
Palate (contd)

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Development of the Face and
Palate (contd)

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 Palatal Development: Weeks 7 to 9
Medial and Lateral Palatal Processes

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Palatal Development: Weeks 7 to 9
Palatal Shelf Elevation and Closure

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Palatal Development: Weeks 7 to 9
Palatal Shelf Elevation and Closure

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Palatal Development: Weeks 7 to 9
Palatal Shelf Elevation and Closure

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Palatal Development: Weeks 7 to 9
Palatal Shelf Elevation and Closure

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Palatal Development: Weeks 7 to 9
Palatal Shelf Elevation and Closure

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Tongue Development: Body
and Base

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Tongue Development: Body and
Base (contd)

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Thyroid Gland

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Thyroid Gland

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Malformations

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Malformations

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Malformations

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Malformations

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Malformations

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Malformations

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Malformations

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 Questions and Considerations
What facilities and resources are available in your
area to help parents deal with a child born with a cleft
lip, cleft palate, or both?
What emotional issues might a parent of a child with
a facial deformity experience?
What emotional issues might a child with a cleft lip
experience?
A new parent of a child born with a cleft lip presents
to your dental office. Discuss dos and donts of
what to you might say to the new parent.

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