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.
Romero
Martín
M
Department of Children's Dentistry Clinics, Dental School, Murcia, Spain. martinromero@hispavista.com
Latham
Ralph
R
Romance
Ana
A
Salvan
Rafael
R
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