title: A new technique of impression making for an obturator in cleft lip and palate patient.
abstract: Cleft lip and palate is a birth defect occurring in the orofacial region. One of the immediate problems to be addressed in a newborn with this defect would be to aid in suckling and swallowing. Here we present a case of a 5-day-old infant with unilateral cleft lip and palate for whom feeding obturator was made by using a simplified impression technique to facilitate feeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. kotharavi@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ravichandra
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Vijayaprasad
authors.forename: A A K
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vasa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzan
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002971:Cleft Lip; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000628:therapy*; D003241:Consanguinity; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010158:Palatal Obturators
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins