Open AccessPre: Surgical orthopedic pre-maxillary alignment in bilateral cleft lip and palate patient
Author(s) -
Vijaya Prasad Kamavaram Ellore,
Naveen Kumar Ramagoni,
Mahantesha Taranatha,
Asha Nara,
Gururaj Gunjalli,
Ashwin Devasya Bhat
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.103638
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , maxilla , dentistry , palatal obturator , orthodontics , surgery , prosthesis
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.