Tag Archives: cleft lip

Oral Orthopedics for Bilateral Cleft Palate Infants

Oral Orthopedics for Bilateral Cleft Palate Infants

June 2009

It is difficult to obtain a good lip repair if a cleft in the lip and alveolus is very wide, or if there is a protruding pre-maxilla as in bilateral clefts. The lip and alveolar segments can be brought closer together or the pre-maxilla moved…

Trouble Free Impressions in Cleft Lip and Palate Infants

Trouble Free Impressions in Cleft Lip and Palate Infants

August 2008

In this article the authors describe a simple, easy and uncomplicated procedure for making accurate impressions in infants with cleft lip and palate. A stepwise procedure is described to obtain accurate reproductions of maxillary arch in infants with cleft lip and palate.