Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Nasoalveolar Molding Prior to the Closure of Lip in Cleft Lip and Palate: A Clinical Study

  • Author:
  • V. G. Chour1, G.R. Chour2, S. Deep3, N. Rajwadha4, A. Agrawal5, Asmita Sodhi6,
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 8 to 13

1Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, P.M.N.M. Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, P.M.N.M. Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

3Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, TIDSH & RC

4Professor, Department of Prosthodontics Dentistry, TIDSH & RC

5PG Student, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, TIDSH & RC

6Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research & Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Asmita Sodhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research & Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India

Online published on 17 February, 2020.

Abstract

To assess the efficacy of Nasoalveolar molding procedure in treating cleft lip and palate patients prior to surgical closure of the lip.

Nasoalveolar molding procedure was used in five infants suffering from cleft lip and palate and the results were evaluated as per the protocol for this study.

Nasoalveolar molding indeed proved to be helpful in reducing the size of the cleft and contouring of the nose before surgically closing the lip.

Nasoalveolar molding helped in reducing the size of the clefts in cleft lip and palate patients and a better nasal contour was seen to be achieved with this procedure prior to the surgical closure of the lip.

Keywords

cleft lip, cleft palate, Nasoalveolar molding, surgical closure