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Successful use of a feeding obturator for an infant with a cleft palate
Author(s) -
GOLDBERG WENDY B.,
FERGUSON FRED S.,
MILES RICHARD J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1988.tb00699.x
Subject(s) - medicine , failure to thrive , infant feeding , pediatrics , dentistry , breast feeding
The report of case presents the postnatal and early infancy period for a child born with a cleft of the soft palate. The infant was admitted to the hospital several times for failure to thrive as a result of feeding difficulties. The feeding problems resulted from both the cleft and a lack of consistent and concerted effort by the family to nourish the infant. When the child was 3 months old, a feeding obturator was constructed that resulted in improvement in the child's weight gain. The feeding problems of an infant with a cleft palate and the pressures that these problems present to the parents are discussed.