nasoalveolar molding in cleft lip and palate, a review of literature
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nasoalveolar molding represents a paradigm shift from traditional presurgical orthopedics in the care of cleft lip and palate patients which has been applied increasingly in the past two decades. this article is a review of recent literature apropos of objectives, appliances, complications and short and long term effects of this technique.
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journal of craniomaxillofacial researchجلد ۱، شماره ۳-۴، صفحات ۳۲-۳۶
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