title: Presurgical Dentofacial Orthopedic Management of the Cleft Patient.
abstract: Over the last decade, presurgical orthopedic molding for the patient with cleft lip and palate has become much more common; it is even reasonable to assume it may be the standard of care for those wide unilateral and bilateral clefts with substantial dentofacial deformities. In 2013, there was a comparative study of nasoalveolar molding methods, comparing the Grayson-NAM device and DynaCleft. The results showed the 2 to be equivocal with both methods significantly reducing the cleft width and improving the nasal asymmetry.
authors.affiliation: JW Keys Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic, A Smile for a Child Foundation, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; MK Chapman Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA. Electronic address: Kevin-Smith@ouhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Free to Smile Foundation, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Byron T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.affiliation: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities; D055052:Athletic Tape; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D003765:Models, Dental; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents
keywords: Cleft lip and palate; Dentofacial orthopedic management; DynaCleft; Grayson-NAM device; Lip taping