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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct-Dec;28(4):311-4.
doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.76165.

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

K S Ravichandra  1 , K E Vijayaprasad, A A K Vasa, S Suzan
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A new technique of impression making for an obturator in cleft lip and palate patient

K S Ravichandra et al. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2010 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

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 obturator was made by using a simplified impression technique to facilitate feeding.

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