Open AccessA new technique of impression making for an obturator in cleft lip and palate patient
Author(s) -
K. Ravichandra,
K E Vijayaprasad,
Aron Arun Kumar Vasa,
Serhat Suzan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.76165
Subject(s) - palatal obturator , swallowing , medicine , impression , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , prosthesis , computer science , world wide web
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.