Does Everyone Have a Uvula?
Congenital Absence of the Uvula Is Rare in the General Population, and the Medical Literature About It Is Scant. in a Study of Intraoral Findings and Anomalies...
Congenital absence of the uvula is rare in the general population, and the medical literature about it is scant. In a study of intraoral findings and anomalies of neonates, Jorgenson and colleagues1 reported only one case of absent uvula in 2,258 oral examinations in a well-baby nursery.
Can you be born without a uvula?
Introduction: Absence of the uvula is very rare in the general population, which is mostly acquired secondary to surgery or is rarely congenitally absent since birth.
Does everybody have a uvula?
Out of all the mammals on Earth, it's just us and some species of baboons that have them, so go ahead and pat yourself on the uvula (don't). The uvula is the little fleshy part that hangs down from the soft palate of your mouth, and one of its purposes is to stop food from going up your nose when you swallow.
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