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Proposal of a hybrid workflow to create a device treating the nutritional disability of an infant with cleft lip and palate: Case report.
- Source :
- Special Care in Dentistry; May2024, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p743-750, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Cleft lip‐palate is the most common craniofacial congenital anomaly. Patients with Cleft lip palate require treatment with a multidisciplinary approach from birth to enable independent feeding and physiological growth. In the past, the fabrication of therapeutic devices for a child with a cleft lip palate was executed through conventional dental impression materials , with the risk of suffocation. The use of a digital workflow minimizes impression‐related risks and streamlines procedures. Methods: This study aims to propose a hybrid workflow that can combine the advantages of digital workflow with the advantages of analog workflow that can be applied daily by clinicians treating cleft lip‐palate‐affected patients. Results: The device created was immediately accepted by the patient allowing autonomous nutrition. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the device was done by body weight assessment every 15 days. Conclusion: The patient had growth comparable to that of a child born healthy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02751879
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Special Care in Dentistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177243682
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.12923