A rapid solution to align the severely malpositioned premaxilla in bilateral cleft lip and palate patients.
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.
Vachiramon
Amornpong T
AT
Craniofacial Surgery/Orthodontics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Groper
John N
JN
Gamer
Simon
S
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