Reconstruction of nasoalveolar process in cleft lip and palate patient is challenging for surgeon. Many procedures to obtain esthetic results and decrease the cleft gap have been suggested. Before surgical repair, presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) is used to reduce the size of the defect. Team approach which includes a plastic surgeon, orthodontist, speech therapist, pediatrician, and a prosthodontist required for rehabilitation of cleft lip and palate patient. A 5-day-old female patient with a left-sided unilateral cleft lip and palate deviation of the nasal tip from the facial midline toward the right side and a deformed right nasal dome with significant flattening, the shortening of columella with deviation, and shortening of the philtrum. PNAM had been done which is an effective way of reducing the size of the hard and soft tissue defect before undergoing surgery using an expansion screw. Enhancement of surgical outcome, reduction of need for revision after surgery, as well as reduction of cost can be achieved PNAM before primary closure.
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