Affiliation

Senior Research Associate, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi – 110002, India

Corresponding Author

Neha, Senior Research Associate, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi – 110002, India, E-mail: augustneha@yahoo.com

Citation

Neha. et al. Feeding Appliance to Resolve Recurrent Ear Infections in an Infant with Isolated Cleft Palate. (2017) J Clin Trials Pathol Case Stud 2(2): 91- 94.

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Abstract

  Feeding appliance has traditionally been given to facilitate feeding in an infant with cleft lip and palate. Another important indication of this appliance can be in cases where feeding is not much affected but there is recurrent ear infection. The incidence of ear diseases is high in case of cleft palate patients especially in first few years of life. This is because of abnormal attachments of muscles of soft palate as well as eustachian tube dysfunction. Also, the communication between the oral and nasal cavities further increases the chances of middle ear infection due to milk entering the eustachian tube through nasopharynx. The current report discusses the resolution of recurrent ear infection in an infant with cleft of palate with a simple feeding appliance.