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Title:

The absolute and relative effects of presurgical nasoalveolar moulding in bilateral cleft lip and palate patients compared with nasal growth in healthy newborns.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Grill, Florian D; Rau, Andrea; Bauer, Franz X; Hellmundt, Fiona; Hilmer, Bettina; Roth, Maximilian; Behr, Alexandra V; Wolff, Klaus-Dietrich; Loeffelbein, Denys J; Ritschl, Lucas M
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the efficiency of nasoalveolar moulding (NAM) in patients presenting with bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP). It focused explicitly on nasal outcome and therefore made comparisons with healthy age-matched infants with normal nasal development. METHODS: Nasal impressions from 19 BCLP patients were analysed at the beginning and at the end of NAM treatment. In addition, nasal impressions from 32 healthy newborns were taken monthly for 4 months. The casts were...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Craniomaxillofac Surg
Year:
2019
Journal volume:
47
Journal issue:
7
Pages contribution:
1083-1091
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2019.01.044
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30878462
Print-ISSN:
1010-5182
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie
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