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Percentage of oral stops produced in consonant–vowel (CV) or vowel–consonant–vowel (VCV) syllables with the velopharynx closed by individual children with cleft palate (CP) at 12, 14, and 18 months of age. Asterisks indicate no oral stops were produced at the visit. Horizontal solid line references 87% closure.
