Residual Infantile Feeding History and Speech Outcomes in Preschool-Age Children: A Balkan Cross-Sectional Study on Parent-Led Weaning Implications

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Cross-sectional analysis shows links between feeding practices and speech sound disorders, suggesting implications for treatment.

Significant associations were found between prolonged non-nutritive sucking and anterior speech sound disorders.
Delayed progression to textured foods correlated with middle/palatal speech sound disorder patterns.
Oral sensory dysfunction showed notable association with substitution errors in speech outcomes.
The study underscores the importance of early feeding interventions for children with speech sound disorders.

Poposka et al. (2025) studied this question.

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