Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Navodaya Dental college, Raichur, Karnataka.
Online published on 22 June, 2012.
Cleft lip and palate are some of the most frequently encountered anomalies in the orofacial region. Immediate problems to be addressed in a new born with this defect would be to aid in suckling and swallowing. This article presents a case report of a neonate with cleft palate in whom a feeding obturator was delivered. In this article impression making for fabrication of obturator was discussed.
cleft palate, feeding obturator, impression making
