Harsukh Educational Charitable Society International Journal of Community Health and Medical Research
Volume 2 Issue 4 October-December 2016
Case Reports
ROLE OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTS IN EARLY MANAGEMENT OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE IN CHILDREN: A CASE REPORT | |
Shweta Nihalani | |
Cleft lip and palate is one of the commonest congenital deformities seen at child birth. The case reports presented here is of a 4 day old infant with left unilateral complete cleft lip and palate involving uvula and soft palate with Intra Uterine Growth Retardation(IUGR), Atrial Septal Defect(ASD) and Patent Ductus Arteriosis(PDA) who was referred to the dental department for fabrication of feeding plate as otherwise the child was being fed with feeding tube. The feeding plate was delivered to the child who was thus put off the feeding tube and discharged from the hospital. Key words: Cleft Lip And Palate; Feeding Plate; Multiple Congenital Anomaly |
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