Short-Term Effects of Pacifier Texture on NNS in Neurotypical Infants
The dense representation of trigeminal mechanosensitive afferents in the lip vermilion, anterior tongue, intraoral mucosa, and temporomandibular joint allows the infant’s orofacial system to encode a wide range of somatosensory experiences during the critical period associated with feed development....
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
|
Series: | International Journal of Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/168459 |