Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate

Clefts of the palate, alveolus and lip are some of the most frequently encountered anomalies of the face. This article presents a case report of a neonate with cleft lip and palate in whom a feeding obturator was delivered. This article demonstrates the indications, construction, and benefits of a p...

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Main Authors: P Chandna, V K Adlakha, N Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2011;volume=29;issue=1;spage=71;epage=73;aulast=Chandna
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description Clefts of the palate, alveolus and lip are some of the most frequently encountered anomalies of the face. This article presents a case report of a neonate with cleft lip and palate in whom a feeding obturator was delivered. This article demonstrates the indications, construction, and benefits of a palatal obturator in an 11-day-old infant with a bilateral cleft lip and palate.
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spelling doaj.art-407f066aabcc49499bb8bb3f973d8ec52022-12-21T19:32:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43881998-39052011-01-01291717310.4103/0970-4388.79950Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palateP ChandnaV K AdlakhaN SinghClefts of the palate, alveolus and lip are some of the most frequently encountered anomalies of the face. This article presents a case report of a neonate with cleft lip and palate in whom a feeding obturator was delivered. This article demonstrates the indications, construction, and benefits of a palatal obturator in an 11-day-old infant with a bilateral cleft lip and palate.http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2011;volume=29;issue=1;spage=71;epage=73;aulast=ChandnaCleft lipcleft palatefeeding obturator
spellingShingle P Chandna
V K Adlakha
N Singh
Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Cleft lip
cleft palate
feeding obturator
title Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
title_full Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
title_fullStr Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
title_full_unstemmed Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
title_short Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
title_sort feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
topic Cleft lip
cleft palate
feeding obturator
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