Impression technique for monitoring and virtual treatment planning in nasoalveolar moulding

Denys J. Loeffelbein, Andrea Rau, Klaus Dietrich Wolff

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Abstract

We describe our experience with various silicone materials for making one-step and two-step impressions of the cleft-lip-palate-nose complex during nasoalveolar moulding. Our technique is superior to common alginate-based impression techniques, as it provides precise reproduction of the complex anatomy of the cleft, and is compatible with the latest available methods of planning treatment with nasoalveolar moulding, such as computer-aided reverse engineering and rapid prototyping.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)898-901
Number of pages4
JournalBritish Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume51
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2013

Keywords

  • Cleft-lip-palate-nose impressions
  • Nasoalveolar moulding
  • Virtual treatment planning

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