TY - JOUR
T1 - Presurgical nasoalveolar molding
T2 - A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate
AU - Attiguppe, Prabhakar
AU - Karuna, Y.
AU - Yavagal, Chandrashekar
AU - Naik, Saraswathi
AU - Deepak, B.
AU - Maganti, Rekhamani
AU - Krishna, Chaithanya
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is the most common congenital craniofacial anomaly. Rehabilitation of CLP generally requires a team approach. Alveolar and nasal reconstruction for these patients is a challenge for the reconstructive surgeon. Various procedures have been attempted to reduce the cleft gap, so as to obtain esthetic results postsurgically. The presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) technique, developed by Grayson, is a new approach to presurgical infant orthopedics. PNAM reduces the severity of the initial cleft alveolar and nasal deformity. Thus, it enables the surgeon and the patient to enjoy the benefits associated with repair of a cleft deformity that is minimal in severity. This article presents a brief insight into PNAM with a case series of three different cases (one unilateral and two bilateral) which underwent PNAM treatment and gave an excellent surgical prognosis.
AB - Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is the most common congenital craniofacial anomaly. Rehabilitation of CLP generally requires a team approach. Alveolar and nasal reconstruction for these patients is a challenge for the reconstructive surgeon. Various procedures have been attempted to reduce the cleft gap, so as to obtain esthetic results postsurgically. The presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) technique, developed by Grayson, is a new approach to presurgical infant orthopedics. PNAM reduces the severity of the initial cleft alveolar and nasal deformity. Thus, it enables the surgeon and the patient to enjoy the benefits associated with repair of a cleft deformity that is minimal in severity. This article presents a brief insight into PNAM with a case series of three different cases (one unilateral and two bilateral) which underwent PNAM treatment and gave an excellent surgical prognosis.
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U2 - 10.4103/0976-237X.194104
DO - 10.4103/0976-237X.194104
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85000842827
SN - 0976-237X
VL - 7
SP - 569
EP - 573
JO - Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
JF - Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
IS - 4
ER -