title: Feeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate.
abstract: Clefts of the palate, alveolus and lip are some of the most frequently encountered anomalies of the face. This article presents a case report of a neonate with cleft lip and palate in whom a feeding obturator was delivered. This article demonstrates the indications, construction, and benefits of a palatal obturator in an 11-day-old infant with a bilateral cleft lip and palate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. drpreetikachandna@gmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chandna
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Adlakha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D020959:Polyethylene; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane; D020959:Polyethylene