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The mouth is an important part with many complex functions from ingesting food to talking. But it is also prone to several oral and dental complexities. The specialty oral and maxillofacial pathology is associated with the diagnosis and study of the causes and effects of disorders affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.     Some of the anomalies affecting this region are: 1.   Orofacial Clefts Natural formation of the face and oral cavity involves the very complex development of multiple tissue processes and their fusion. Hindrances in the growth of these tissue processes may lead to the formation of orofacial clefts. Cleft lips are formed by the defective fusion of the medial nasal process with the maxillary process.  On the other hand, cleft palates are a result of the failure of the fusion of palatal shelves. Treatment of orofacial clefts is done by surgery; It often involves multiple primary and secondary procedures throughout childhood. Genetic couns