Effect of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Infants
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Effect of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Infants
Cleft lip and palate, the most common craniofacial anomalies, are severe congenital defects that have an incidence of 0.28 to 3.74 per 1000 live births. Although there has been great improvement in the field of cleft surgery, surgical approach cannot be the single solution to resolve the various problems encountered in patients with cleft lip and palate. The concept of presurgical infant orthop...
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عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF PEDTATRIC DENTISTRY
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1226-8496
DOI: 10.5933/jkapd.2013.40.3.209