Title
Assessment of unilateral cleft lip and palate management using presurgical NAM
Authors
Ashish Kalawat1, Gaurav Jasoria2,*, Sudhir Kumar3, Saurabh Singh Parihar 4, Vaibhav Tammanna Chougule5, Arpit Shrivastava4 & Rajat Misurya6
Affiliation
1Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India; 2Department of Plastic Surgery, Maharani Laxmi Bai Government Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Department of Plastic Surgery, Maharani Laxmi Bai Government Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India; 4Department of Orthodontics, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; 5Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, BharatiVidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India; 7Department of Dentistry, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
AshishKalawat - E-mail: drashishkalawat@gmail.com
GauravJasoria - E-mail: gauravjasoria5@gmail.com
Sudhir Kumar - E-mail: E-mail: plasticsurgerymlbmcjhs@gmail.com
Saurabh Singh Parihar - E-mail: drsaourabhdento@gmail.com
Vaibhav Tammanna Chougule - E-mail: vaibhav.chougule@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Arpit Shrivastava - E-mail: arpitshrivastava00@gmail.com
Rajat Misurya - E-mail: rajatmisurya1@rediffmail.com; Phone: +91 9874376785
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026
Abstract
Unilateral cleft lip and palate is a complex craniofacial deformity involving disruption of the lip, alveolus, maxilla and nasal framework. Presurgical nasoalveolar molding (NAM) has emerged as an important adjunctive modality. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of presurgical nasoalveolar molding in infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate. 20 non-syndromic infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate underwent presurgical NAM therapy prior to primary lip repair. Presurgical nasoalveolar molding is an effective, non-invasive adjunct in the management of unilateral cleft lip and palate. Early initiation of NAM significantly optimizes presurgical anatomy.
Keywords
Alveolar cleft width, cleft management, NAM therapy, nasoalveolar molding (NAM), unilateral cleft lip and palate
Citation
Kalawat et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1009-1013 (2026)
Edited by
P Babaji
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
