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Pacifier sucking in a child with cleft palate: occlusal consequences.

Romero M, Bravo LA, Romero P

Department of Children's Dentistry Clinics, Dental School, Murcia, Spain. martinromero@hispavista.com

OBJECTIVE: The case of a child with a repaired cleft palate and a pacifier habit is presented. The influence of both the cleft and the habit on the malocclusion is discussed. The malocclusion disappeared as the habit ceased.

Published 7 March 2005 in Cleft Palate Craniofac J, 42(2): 218-9.
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