Presurgical naso alveolar moulding in a bilateral cleft lip and palate patient- A case report

Authors : Virag Bhatia, Jaideep Singh Chauhan, Swati Dwivedi, Smruti Bhusan Nanda, Shalabh Bhaxi

DOI : 10.18231/j.jco.2023.010

Volume : 7

Issue : 1

Year : 2023

Page No : 56-60

One third of all craniofacial anamolies of head and neck region are of cleft lip and palate with an incidence of 1 in 700 worldwide. In Asian population the reported incidence is 2.0 per 1000 live births or higher. This case report presents the treatment of a 1-month old bilateral cleft lip and palate baby with Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding, which was followed by chelioplasty.


Keywords: Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Pre Surgical Nasoalveolar Molding, Collumela, Nasal stent, Nasal hook


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