Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common craniofacial anomalies in newborn infants. About 1 in every 700 born babies get affected by a type of cleft. The use of nasoalveolar molding appliances has been proposed since the 90s and many appliances have been created based on the idea of molding. The use of recent technologies and the digital era has proposed the production of nasoalveolar molding appliances for babies especially those who are far away from cleft centers .our talk will be concerned with general knowledge about clefts and their management and also will refer to our research in the rehabilitation of unilateral cleft lip and palate using two different methods.

Rehab M. Abdallah has completed her PhD at the age of 35 years from Tanta University. She is a partner with SMILE TRAIN organization in Egypt for presurgical orthopedics. Lecturer at prosthodontics department faculty of dentistry Tanta University.