A new technique of impression making for an obturator in cleft lip and palate patient

A new technique of impression making for an obturator in cleft lip and palate patient

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 obturat...

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Main Authors: Ravichandra K, Vijayaprasad K, Vasa A.A.K, Suzan S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Subjects:
Cleft lip palate
impression
infant
obturator
Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2010;volume=28;issue=4;spage=311;epage=314;aulast=Ravichandra

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