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

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