Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

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Effectiveness of the novel impression tray "cleftray" for infants with cleft lip and palate: a randomized controlled clinical trial

  • Kalaskar, Ritesh (Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital) ;
  • Bhaje, Priyanka (Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital) ;
  • Balasubramanian, Shruti (Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital) ;
  • Kalaskar, Ashita (Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College & Hospital)
  • Received : 2020.09.19
  • Accepted : 2020.12.10
  • Published : 2021.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives: Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is one of the most common congenital deformities with worldwide prevalence. It causes a range of issues for infants that mainly involve difficulty in feeding due to abnormal oronasal communication. For this purpose, feeding plates are provided to infants to act as an artificial palate to aid in feeding. The most crucial procedure in fabrication of a feeding plate is creation of the impression using the traditional finger technique or impression trays. This preliminary research aims to compare the effectiveness of novel impression trays with that of the traditional finger technique for recording impressions of infants with CLP. Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted among 30 infants who were divided into two groups based on the method of obtaining impressions: Group I, finger technique; Group II, specialized acrylic tray (cleftray). Results: Use of cleftray required less impression time, a reduced amount of material, no incidence of cyanosis/choking in infants, and lower anxiety among doctors compared to the traditional method. Additionally, there was no distortion of cleft impressions, recorded maxillary tuberosity, or other fine details. Therefore, the novel impression tray (cleftray) exhibited superior outcomes in all the parameters compared to the finger technique. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, we conclude that impression trays are superior to the traditional finger, spoon, or ice cream stick methods of creating impressions of CLP. However, it is necessary to conduct more clinical trials on a larger population based on other parameters to compare the effectiveness of the two techniques to draw definitive conclusions.

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