Cleft lip and palate present with considerable variation in severity and form. Generally, the wider and more extensive clefts are associated with more significant nasolabial deformity. These clefts present a significant surgical challenge to the achievement of a functional and cosmetic outcome. Numerous techniques have been documented over the centuries to improve the position of the cleft alveolar segments. Alveolar closure or primary nasal correction in the immediate newborn period should be an integral part of the primary repair. Naso-alveolar molding technique was introduced to correct...