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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan;1(1):91-3.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.69149.

A feeding appliance for a newborn baby with cleft lip and palate

Abhay Agarwal  1 , Vivek Rana, Shabina Shafi
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Case Reports

A feeding appliance for a newborn baby with cleft lip and palate

Abhay Agarwal et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

A child born with cleft lip and palate may experience difficulties while feeding. Obtaining a good seal of the oral cavity can be difficult due to the incomplete facial and palatal structures. Nasal regurgitation and choking are common in infants with cleft palate because of inability of the palate to separate the nasal and oral cavities. The case presented here is a 3-day-old neonate born with cleft lip and palate, assisted with a new feeding appliance made with ethylene vinyl acetate using pressure moulding technique in biostar machine for proper feeding.

Keywords: Cleft lip and palate; feeding appliance; obturator.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Preoperative view
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Custom tray
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Secondary impression with rubber base impression material
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Final cast
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Feeding appliance made by using pressure moulding technique in biostar machine
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Feeding appliance of ethylene vinyl acetate attached with floss
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Feeding appliance placed in the oral cavity of the newborn
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Feeding with the help of appliance
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