Feeding Appliance for an Infant with Cleft Lip and Palate
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Clefts of lip and palate are the most common congenital deformities involving the orofacial region. One of the immediate problems to be addressed in newborn is difficulty in feeding. Here, we present a case of 4month old infant with unilateral cleft lip and palate for whom feeding appliance was made.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012