Simple modified preoperative nasoalveolar moulding in infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate.
This paper reports a new preoperative nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) for infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate. The nasal stent of this PNAM is made of cobalt-chrome wire (1mm in diameter). A loop about 3mm in diameter in the middle of the stent enables precise manual control of the force and direction of the stent with considerable ease.
Mitsuyoshi
Iino
I
Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Akita University, School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita City, Akita 010-8543, Japan. miino@med.akita-u.ac.jp
Masahiko
Wako
W
Masayuki
Fukuda
F
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015607:Stents