Nasoalveolar molding: Use of reverse expansion screw in retraction of cleft premaxilla in a case of bilateral cleft lip and palate
The projecting premaxilla in case of bilateral cleft lip and palate presents a great challenge to the surgical repair of the cleft lip due to difficulty in suturing the large defect. Furthermore, the short columella and nasal dysmorphology result in compromised esthetics even with repeated surgeries...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2015;volume=2;issue=2;spage=143;epage=146;aulast=Tripathi |