Anshul Chugh1*, Divya Dahiya2, Harleen3, Sunita3, Anamika3 and Amit Dahiya4
1Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Post Graduate Institute of
Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
2Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences,
Rohtak, Haryana, India
3Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Post Graduate Institute of
Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
4Senior Resident, Department of Orthodontics, Post Graduate Institute of Dental
Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
*Corresponding Author: Anshul Chugh, Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Received: May 13, 2020; Published: June 16, 2020
Cleft lip and palate is a congenital anomaly resulting in functional, esthetic and psychological disharmony of the patient. In infants, parents face a major problem in feeding them because of oro-nasal communication prior to any surgical intervention. In this article, various designs of passive feeding plates have been described to meet the nutritional demands of the infants. In young children, active feeding plates help in improving functioning along with the naso alveolar moulding.
Clinical Significance: This article presents various designs of passive and active feeding aids for nutritional needs of cleft lip and palate patients
Keywords:Cleft Lip; Palate; Orofacial Region
Citation: Anshul Chugh., et al. “Different Designs of Feeding Aids for Cleft Palatal Defects”. Acta Scientific Paediatrics 3.7 (2020): 32-38.
Copyright: © 2020 Anshul Chugh., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.