TY - JOUR AU - Alkhames, Hussain M.; Kodali, Murali Venkata Rama Mohan; Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Hassan, Mohamed; Kodali, Unati Sai TI - Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding—Efficacy and Biomechanics in Management of Cleft Lip and Palate: A Review of the Literature SN - 2278-9626 SN - 2320-4753 PY - 2023 JF - European Journal of General Dentistry LA - EN VL - 12 IS - 01 SP - 007 EP - 013 DA - 2023/02/06 KW - nasoalveolar molding KW - biomechanics KW - presurgical orthopedics KW - cleft lip KW - cleft palate AB - Presurgical infant orthopaedics (PSIO) appliances are used in the management of cleft lip and palate. Frequently, among all PSIO appliances utilized is presurgical nasoalveolar molding (NAM) appliance. In this review, we looked for the application of the NAM appliance, its efficacy, and biomechanics. A comprehensive search strategy was performed in two databases (Google Scholar and PubMed) for articles using NAM in the treatment plan of patients with cleft lip and palate. Six articles were included in this study with one randomized control trial, two retrospective, and three case reports studies. The studies reveal the NAM is efficient as a presurgical modality treatment for complete cleft lip and palate with multiple benefits, including reducing surgical scars and alveolar gap, used as feeding plate, improve nasal contour, and decreased the number of rectifying surgical procedure. PB - Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. DO - 10.1055/s-0042-1760447 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0042-1760447 ER -