Nasoalveolar molding: Use of reverse expansion screw in retraction of cleft premaxilla in a case of bilateral cleft lip and palate

The projecting premaxilla in case of bilateral cleft lip and palate presents a great challenge to the surgical repair of the cleft lip due to difficulty in suturing the large defect. Furthermore, the short columella and nasal dysmorphology result in compromised esthetics even with repeated surgeries...

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Published inJournal of cleft lip palate and craniofacial anomalies Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 143 - 146
Main Authors Neha, Tripathi, Tulika, Rai, Priyank, Bhandari, Padam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2015
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cleft lip
cleft premaxilla
Diagnosis
Health aspects
nasoalveolar molding
Orthopedic surgery
Patient outcomes
retraction cleft premaxilla
Risk factors
India
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Summary:The projecting premaxilla in case of bilateral cleft lip and palate presents a great challenge to the surgical repair of the cleft lip due to difficulty in suturing the large defect. Furthermore, the short columella and nasal dysmorphology result in compromised esthetics even with repeated surgeries. The current case report describes the use of an expansion screw for retraction of cleft premaxilla prior to surgical repair along with nasal molding in a 5-month-old infant.
ISSN:2348-2125
2348-3644
DOI:10.4103/2348-2125.162979