Effect of prosthetic management and its timing on otological and audiological outcomes in infants with cleft lip and palate: A clinical trial.

Purpose: To evaluate how prosthetic management affects the otological and audiological state of infants with cleft lip and palate by preventing or treating otitis media (OM).

Materials And Methods: Thirty infants with cleft lip and palate (L/P) were assigned to three equal groups according to the age of prosthetic intervention; Group I: immediately after birth, Group II: 2 months old, Group III: 5 months old. Assessment of middle ear function by tympanometry and hearing quality by auditory brainstem response (ABR) under natural sleep was conducted before and after prosthetic treatment every month till 10 months of age.

Effect of prosthetic management of congenital cleft lip and palate on the middle ear function of infants: A clinical trial.

Statement Of Problem: Infants with a cleft palate often experience middle ear disease, a condition of great significance, and early prosthetic management of these infants is essential. However, any correlation between prosthetic palatal obturation and middle ear function is unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this clinical trial was to assess whether prosthetic palatal obturation with a feeding appliance prevented or improved middle ear problems in infants with a cleft lip and palate.