Pre: Surgical orthopedic pre-maxillary alignment in bilateral cleft lip and palate patient

Pre-surgical orthopedic appliances are mainly used to retract and align the protruded and deviated pre-maxilla and to facilitate initial lip repair. This article presents a case report of a five year old male child patient with bilateral cleft lip and palate in whom a special custom made pre-surgica...

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Published in:Contemporary clinical dentistry 2012, Vol.3 (3), p.359-362
Main Authors: Ellore, Vijaya Prasad Kamavaram, Ramagoni, Naveen Kumar, Taranatha, Mahantesha, Nara, Asha, Gunjalli, Gururaj, Bhat, Ashwin Devasya
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Pre-surgical orthopedic appliances are mainly used to retract and align the protruded and deviated pre-maxilla and to facilitate initial lip repair. This article presents a case report of a five year old male child patient with bilateral cleft lip and palate in whom a special custom made pre-surgical orthopedic appliance was delivered. Use of a special custom made presurgical orthopedic appliance for repositioning pre-maxilla in bilateral cleft lip and palate patient is discussed in this article.
ISSN:0976-237X
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.103638