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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Perioperative Care > Preoperative Care > Nasoalveolar Molding
Therapeutics > Patient Care > Perioperative Care > Preoperative Care > Nasoalveolar Molding
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Preferred term

Nasoalveolar Molding  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Molding, Nasal Alveolar
  • NAM Therapies
  • NAM Therapy
  • Nasal Alveolar Molding
  • Therapies, NAM
  • Therapy, NAM

Scope note

  • A presurgical facial orthotic treatment for patients with bilateral and unilateral CLEFT LIP and CLEFT PALATE. The treatment uses NASOALVEOLAR MOLDING DEVICES designed to reduce the cleft gap, reposition the alveolar segments to improve nasal symmetry, shaping and lessening the severity of the cleft deformity before primary palatoplasty, cheiloplasty, and RHINOPLASTY.

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000084982

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