title: The cleft palate gag line: connect the Dotts.
abstract: The origin of the Dott mouth gag is discussed and the various modifications of this instrument are listed chronologically. A personal modification to allow surgery of the tongue is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital, State University Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bloem
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hage
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012606:Scotland; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States