Early Weight Gain in Infants With Cleft Lip and Palate Treated With and Without Nasoalveolar Molding: A Retrospective Study.

CONCLUSIONS:: Comparisons of CL ± P infants treated with and without NAM showed that with the NAM appliance, despite its added complexity, there was no adverse impact on weight gain. Comparisons to noncleft, control infants suggests that NAM treatment may have a beneficial impact on weight gain. PMID: 30514093 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - December 4, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Woods SM, Garfinkle JS, Covell DA, Wang M, Busch LS, Doyle LM Tags: Cleft Palate Craniofac J Source Type: research