Case Report

Year : 2017 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 3 | Page : 119-122

Nasoalveolar molding for the rehabilitation of newborns with cleft

Neha, Tulika Tripathi, Priyank Rai

Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India

Correspondence Address:

Neha

Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi - 110 002, India.

Abstract:

The success of repair in cleft lip and palate depends on the extent of disfigurement and the size of disfigurement which guides the surgical repair. With the popularization of nasoalveolar molding (NAM), the results of primary surgery in such patients have greatly improved due to the presurgical correction of the deformities leading to a better approximation of the tissues and hence reduced scarring. Thus, today, the knowledge of pre-surgical nasoalveolar molding should be a part of any orthodontist's armamentarium to enhance the results of surgical lip repair and reduce the extent of nasal deformity minimizing the need for revision surgeries. The current report describes the use of NAM in a newborn with unilateral cleft lip and palate and demonstrates the excellent results thus achieved after surgical repair.

Source of Support: 

None

Conflict of Interest: 

None

DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_19_17

How to cite this article: Neha, Tripathi T, Rai P. Nasoalveolar molding for the rehabilitation of newborns with cleft. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2017;8:119-22.