Veau Cleft Palate Class

Veau classification of cleft palate, I to IV, from the palatal extent and whether the cleft runs through the lip and alveolus.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Extent of the palatal cleft
Soft and hard palate
Cleft through the lip and alveolus
Yes, on one side

Result: Veau class III: a complete unilateral cleft, through the lip, alveolus and palate on one side.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Extent of the palatal cleft
  • Cleft through the lip and alveolus
How this is calculated

Citation

Veau V. Division palatine: anatomie, chirurgie, phonétique. Paris: Masson; 1931. Read the sources: Laryngoscope 2026 ↗, Natl J Maxillofac Surg 2025 ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.