Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case Report

Orofacial clefts are the most frequent craniofacial abnormalities found in humans. A neonate with orofacial cleft which is developed due to incomplete fusion of facial as well as palatal structures might experience difficulties while feeding. The present case aims to depict digital impression-taking...

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Main Authors: Manikya K Nanduri, Gaurav Gupta, Sandeep K Valasingam, Priyanka Gupta, Parth Shah
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Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry
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Online Access:https://www.jsaapd.com/doi/JSAAPD/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10077-3272
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description Orofacial clefts are the most frequent craniofacial abnormalities found in humans. A neonate with orofacial cleft which is developed due to incomplete fusion of facial as well as palatal structures might experience difficulties while feeding. The present case aims to depict digital impression-taking for the fabrication of a feeding obturator for a 7-day-old infant who was reported with a unilateral cleft. Treatment was given when the infant turned 3-weeks-old after parents’ compliance. The case highlights the importance of digital intraoral impression protocol in a newborn patient because of its accuracy, minimal invasiveness, and good clinical acceptability. The digital workflow could escalate the fabrication procedure of the feeding plate with a quick transfer of the digitally taken impression to the laboratory, maintaining the precision level thereby minimizing the invasiveness of impression taking and escaping the possibility of material aspiration. Digital impression satisfies the benefits of conventional feeding obturator/appliance reducing the discomfort and difficulties of the direct impression-taking and fabricating process.
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spelling doaj-art-bd410bbf878c4e3eb67f31226d17a0e82025-08-20T02:27:50ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherJournal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry2582-10242023-08-0162828510.5005/jp-journals-10077-32728Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case ReportManikya K Nanduri0Gaurav Gupta1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3895-059XSandeep K Valasingam2Priyanka Gupta3Parth Shah4Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, GSL Dental College & Hospital, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaGaurav Gupta, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College; Private Practice, Wisdom Dental Clinics, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Phone: +91 9829560606Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, G Pulla Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, RUHSCDS Government Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SAACHI Children Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, IndiaOrofacial clefts are the most frequent craniofacial abnormalities found in humans. A neonate with orofacial cleft which is developed due to incomplete fusion of facial as well as palatal structures might experience difficulties while feeding. The present case aims to depict digital impression-taking for the fabrication of a feeding obturator for a 7-day-old infant who was reported with a unilateral cleft. Treatment was given when the infant turned 3-weeks-old after parents’ compliance. The case highlights the importance of digital intraoral impression protocol in a newborn patient because of its accuracy, minimal invasiveness, and good clinical acceptability. The digital workflow could escalate the fabrication procedure of the feeding plate with a quick transfer of the digitally taken impression to the laboratory, maintaining the precision level thereby minimizing the invasiveness of impression taking and escaping the possibility of material aspiration. Digital impression satisfies the benefits of conventional feeding obturator/appliance reducing the discomfort and difficulties of the direct impression-taking and fabricating process.https://www.jsaapd.com/doi/JSAAPD/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10077-3272case reportcleft palatedigital workflowfeeding applianceimpression-makingobturator
spellingShingle Manikya K Nanduri
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Priyanka Gupta
Parth Shah
Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case Report
Journal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry
case report
cleft palate
digital workflow
feeding appliance
impression-making
obturator
title Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case Report
title_full Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case Report
title_fullStr Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case Report
title_short Feeding Plate Using Digital Intraoral Impression for Cleft Care in an Infant: A Case Report
title_sort feeding plate using digital intraoral impression for cleft care in an infant a case report
topic case report
cleft palate
digital workflow
feeding appliance
impression-making
obturator
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