Treatment of an infant with a rare cleft resolved with use of an orthopedic appliance.
Cases of bilateral complete clefts of the primary palate and unaffected secondary palate are very rare. One of these cases as well as a new method of presurgical orthopedics to solve the protruding premaxilla protrusion is presented.
Department of Children's Dentistry Clinics, Dental School, Murcia, Spain. martinromero@hispavista.com
Martín
M
Romero
Ralph
R
Latham
Ana
A
Romance
Rafael
R
Salvan
D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design