The role of a prosthodontist in the management of facial cleft patients is the restoration of feeding, respiration, facial harmony, dental harmony and phonation. This case report presents the fabrication of an appliance for a pediatric patient with congenital median facial cleft who had sleep apnea due to the absence of nasal septum, which is a rare condition, with a unique method that fulfilled the patient's needs and improved quality of life. The patient also had median cleft lip and premaxilla along with hypertelorism.
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