title: Exceptional isolated cleft of the hard palate.
abstract: We describe an extremely rare type of isolated cleft of the hard palate, which extends the published classification of the Type III cleft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Electronic address: tandmuis@live.co.za.
authors.forename: Hanlie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Engelbrecht
authors.forename: Kurt-W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Bütow
authors.forename: Sarel J P
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Botha
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000002:abnormalities*; D055172:Vomer / Q000002:abnormalities