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