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What is nasoalveolar molding (nam)?
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Pre surgery: A procedure to help close the gap of cleft lip and/or palate prior to surgery.
Answered 7/20/2012
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presurgery: Nasoalveolar molding (nam) is a pre-surgical treatment used to improve the final results of surgical repair for cleft lip and cleft palate. Surgical repair alone cannot correct the multiple problems encountered with the deformities that result from clefts of the lip and palate.
Answered 12/17/2012
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