Palatal development of preterm and low birthweight infants compared to term infants – What do we know? Part 3: Discussion and Conclusion

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been hypothesized that prematurity and adjunctive neonatal care is 'a priori' a risk for disturbances of palatal and orofacial development which increases the need for later orthodontic or orthognathic treatment. As...

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Main Authors: Ehmer Ulrike, Rabe Heike, Hohoff Ariane, Harms Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-11-01
Series:Head & Face Medicine
Online Access:http://www.head-face-med.com/content/1/1/10