Open AccessFeeding obturator appliance for an infant with cleft lip and palate
Author(s) -
Preetika Chandna,
VK Adlakha,
Namita Singh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
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 - 10.4103/0970-4388.79950
Subject(s) - palatal obturator , medicine , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , prosthesis
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.
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