title: A rapid solution to align the severely malpositioned premaxilla in bilateral cleft lip and palate patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a laboratory modification of the maxillary cast to make an improved nasoalveolar molding plate used in presurgical orthopedics for infants with bilateral cleft lip and palate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modifying the nasoalveolar molding plate may reduce the presurgical treatment time for the bilateral cleft lip and palate patient.
authors.affiliation: Craniofacial Surgery/Orthodontics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Amornpong T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Vachiramon
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Groper
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gamer
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods