Nasoalveolar Molding Corrects Cleft Lip and Palate with Fewer Surgeries
Treatment TermsPediatric Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryCleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
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Bryan Roth
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If your child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, a customized orthodontic device called nasoalveolar molding (NAM) can help correct your child ’s cleft. It allows for fewer surgeries to achieve a symmetrical appearance. According to Pedro Santiago, DMD, a craniofacial orthodontist with the Duke Cleft and Craniofacial team who helped develop the NAM technique,"No other techniques can make the adjustments in the nose like the NAM molding does, and that's the most important structure to define quality of results. ”
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Pedro E. Santiago, DMD
Jeffrey R. Marcus, MD
Alexander C. Allori, MD, MPH
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Carlee W Jones, MS, CCC-SLP
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