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1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission's Dental College, Salem, Tamilnadu India ; Salem Polyclinic, 128, Omalur Road, Salem, 636007 India.
Insights
This study introduces a feeding plate for infants with cleft lip and palate, also used for nasoalveolar molding (NAM). This technique aims to reduce the need for extensive newborn surgeries and scarring.
Area of Science:
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Pediatric surgery
- Dental prosthetics
Background:
- Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is a common congenital anomaly.
- Surgical intervention is often required for CLP correction.
- Minimizing surgical extent and scarring in newborns is a clinical goal.
Abstract:
Cleft lip and palate is a congenital anomaly occurring at birth. This article describes about the construction of feeding plate which is also used for naso alveolar molding (NAM). The main objective of this treatment is that this procedure minimizes the extent of surgery that should be done on newborns. Two infants with unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate are treated by making feeding plate and which is also used for NAM. Both the infants had favorable results, better in case of unilateral cleft lip patient; we hope that it will minimize the extent of surgery and the resultant scarring.
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