Presurgical nasoalveolar molding in unilateral cleft lip and palate
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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: Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0976-237X
DOI: 10.4103/0976-237x.169865