ABSTRACT
An infant with cleft palate was referred to cleft clinic of the Orthodontic Department.
The mother was concerned to feed the child because of the escape of milk from the
nose. Intraoral examination revealed a large palatal cleft extending from hard to
soft palate involving uvula. The impression was taken and dental cast obtained. A
3 mm soft and afterward a 1 mm hard Bioplast plate was pressed using Biostar device
(Scheu-Dental Gmbh, Iserlohn, Germany) on the model. Finally, a hole was prepared
on the anterior part to put a thread through it. The infant tolerated the plate immediately
and encounters no difficulties during feeding. The inlaying soft Bioplast plates eliminate
the risk of tissue irritation, whereas the covering hard Bioplast plate supplies endurance.
The fabrication of the clear Bioplast feeding plate is easy and less time-consuming
compared with acrylic plates and may be recommended in crowded and overloaded cleft
centers.
Key words:
Bioplast feeding plate - cleft palate - infancy
