Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Infant with Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Clinical Case Report

REPORTseen if the treatment is started as soon as possible after birth up to 6-8 weeks. 9The reduced cleft defect size presurgically by PNAM provides surgeons the advantage of achieving favorable outcomes, including reduced postsurgical scar and contracture of the tissues and lower chances of relapse of the corrected deformity. 2,12se DesCription A 14-day-old female infant was referred to the Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, MGM Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, by the attending gynecologist, with a chief complaint of feeding difficulties due to CLP.The baby was born full term via normal delivery, weighing 2.8 kg, with no reported systemic conditions or associated syndromic features.