Maxillary growth in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate treated with Nasoalveolar molding

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2019

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Manente, M
Levy-Bercowski, D
Abreu, A
Fortson, W
Deleon, E
Yu, J
Looney, S

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Augusta University Libraries

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In patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP), the nasolabial defect has a significant esthetic impact on the face and may impair psychosocial development. Nasoalveolar molding (NAM) is a pre-surgical orthopedic technique aimed to improve the alveolar and nasolabial morphology of patients with cleft lip and palate. This technique is used to facilitate and improve the future surgical correction in cleft lip and palate patients. Influences such as differences in patient age and gingivoperiosteoplasty procedures are among many that have made it difficult for conclusive results to be found and published on the impact of the NAM technique on maxillary growth in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (CUCLP).

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