| Effect of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Infants |
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Jin-Sun Kim, Young-Jin Kim, Soon-Hyeun Nam, Hyun-Jung Kim |
| Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University |
| 편측성 구순구개열 신생아에 대한 술전비치조정형장치의 효과 |
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김진선, 김영진, 남순현, 김현정 |
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경북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Hyun-Jung Kim, Tel: +82-53-600-7211, Fax: +82-53-426-6608, Email: jungkim@knu.ac.kr
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Received: 23 January 2013 • Accepted: 24 July 2013 |
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| Abstract |
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Cleft lip and palate, the most common craniofacial anomalies, are severe congenital defects that have an incidence of 0.28 to 3.74 per 1000 live births. Although there has been great improvement in the field of cleft surgery, surgical approach cannot be the single solution to resolve the various problems encountered in patients with cleft lip and palate. The concept of presurgical infant orthopedics (PSIO) for gradual closure of the cleft gap and simplified surgical performance was first introduced by McNeil in 1950. Recently, there are many attempts not only to approximate the alveolar segments but also to reshape the nasal cartilage. Three infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate were referred from the department of Plastic Surgery for presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM). Maxillary appliances using resin with orthodontic wire were fabricated. Then these appliance was applied until patients underwent lip surgery. In all cases, the patients could wear the appliance all day since they were able to eat even with the appliance on, This resulted in significant improvements in the nasal symmetry were found. Our appliance, namely K-NAM, extends the wearing time within the limited period and as a result it is expected to maximize the treatment effects. Used properly, this appliance would play a major role in enhancing nasal symmetry with satisfactory results. |
| Key Words:
Presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM), Unilateral cleft lip and palate |
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