A videoradiographic investigation of the position of the tongue prior to palatal repair in babies with cleft lip and palate.

Lateral videoradiography was carried out on nine babies, seven with clefts and two without, at rest and while feeding with a barium mixture. No discernible difference was found in tongue movement or position between the cleft and noncleft babies, nor did the presence or absence of a presurgical plate make any difference.