RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/jcpd.38.1.n152280p45mj53m2
T1  - Alternative Approaches to Managing the Cleft Alveolus
A1  - Sabarinath VP
A1  - Vasant Radhakrishnan
A1  - Hazarey PV
A1  - Sreeja Ravindran
K1  - Cleft palate
K1  - cleft alveolus
K1  - maxillary distraction
K1  - nasoalveolar molding
K1  - children
YR  - 2013
SP  - 89
AB  - <p>The cleft alveolus component of the oral cleft deformity is addressed with a separate surgical stage. Several host and operator related factors affect the surgical outcome. When factors that increase the likelihood of secondary alveolar bone graft failure are identified, alterative methods like dentoalveolar distraction (DAD) may be employed. In infants, molding of the alveolar segments is possible and when a synergistic surgical approach is used, the possibility of successful alveolar cleft repair is increased. The authors present two case reports wherein the use of nasoalveolar molding (NAM) and DAD helped to tackle the alveolar cleft deformity.</p>