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case_images: Pre-treatment unilateral cleft lip and palate with asymmetric upper lip segments
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: The intraoral examination revealed a satisfactory alignment of the major and minor segments with no overlapping and an alveolar cleft of 4 mm (Figure 1).
case_images: Final impression
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: A 25-40 micron thick cellophane acted as the barrier film on top during impression making to ensure complete material retrieval without entering the undercuts (Figure 2).
case_images: Pre-surgical nasal molding with passive nasoalveolar molding (in place) and lip taping
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case_images: FIG3
case_images: The nasal end of the stent was covered with a bilobed soft resin capping with the upper lobe contacting the nasal mucosa (Figure 3).
case_images: Immediate post-operative stage after seven weeks of nasal molding
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case_images: FIG4
case_images: After seven weeks, the narrowing of the interlabial cleft segment defect and improvement in the alignment of lips were observed, along with increased philtrum length, and increased columellar height almost equal to the normal side (Figure 4).