Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate
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,...
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| author | Prabhakar Ramasetty Attiguppe Y M Karuna Chandrashekar Yavagal Saraswathi V Naik B M Deepak Rekhamani Maganti Chaithanya G Krishna |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-6af29a6cbeda4eaf993111f5864c258f2022-12-21T23:42:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612016-01-017456957310.4103/0976-237X.194104Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palatePrabhakar Ramasetty AttiguppeY M KarunaChandrashekar YavagalSaraswathi V NaikB M DeepakRekhamani MagantiChaithanya G KrishnaCleft 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.http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=569;epage=573;aulast=AttiguppeBilateral cleft lip and palatepresurgical nasoalveolar moldingunilateral cleft lip and palate |
| spellingShingle | Prabhakar Ramasetty Attiguppe Y M Karuna Chandrashekar Yavagal Saraswathi V Naik B M Deepak Rekhamani Maganti Chaithanya G Krishna Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate Contemporary Clinical Dentistry Bilateral cleft lip and palate presurgical nasoalveolar molding unilateral cleft lip and palate |
| title | Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate |
| title_full | Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate |
| title_fullStr | Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate |
| title_short | Presurgical nasoalveolar molding: A boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate |
| title_sort | presurgical nasoalveolar molding a boon to facilitate the surgical repair in infants with cleft lip and palate |
| topic | Bilateral cleft lip and palate presurgical nasoalveolar molding unilateral cleft lip and palate |
| url | http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=569;epage=573;aulast=Attiguppe |
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