This study was conducted to compare the use of conventional nasoalveolar molding appliances and the use of digitally designed and produced nasoalveolar molding appliances in rehabilitating neonates born with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate.
For this prospective study, twenty newborns with non-syndromic complete unilateral cleft lip and palate were referred from the Outpatient Clinics of several pediatric surgeons and obstetricians to the Department of Prosthodontics -Faculty of Dentistry - Tanta University. Inclusion criteria: * Age range from 2-3 weeks after birth. * Only the Non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate neonates. * Newborn infants without any surgical intervention. Exclusion criteria: * Patients with the life threatening syndromes. * Respiratory difficulties are not considered for presurgical treatment. * Uncooperative guardians.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
20
making impression then make the conventional lab procedures for group A for the production of conventional appliances
group B scanning the model and designing the appliances on 3shap and 3d printing the appliances
Faculty of Dentistry -Tanta university
Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
intraoral measurements
measuring 2 points the first is the intersegmental distance in (mm) and the second is the alveolar width in (mm)
Time frame: 3 -4 months
extraoral measurements
* Nostril height in (mm) * Nasal dome height in (mm) * Columella height in( mm) * Nostril basal width in (mm) * Nostril width in (mm)
Time frame: 3-4 months
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