Hi All, I was talking to a Nueromuscular Therapist today (while undergoing my first Phys Therapy appt 'cause of the accident we were recently in) and she told me that she can do something very interesting with babies. Here is the situation: My son (20 mo old) was born with a classic bubble palate. The NMT said that it is possible, thru a specific type of pressure in the mouth, to change the bubble palate to a much shallower or even normal palate! (this is done over a period of time, not in one sitting!) Now, I believe that this can be done, but my question is Should it be done? Thus the question to Our Dentist friend! Brian, have you seen dental, speech etc problems in children/adults who have these bubble palates? If so, what were the probs? If not, what would be outcomes of changing a bubble palate to a more normal shape? Would there be a possible speech problem that could occur in a child who is already talking up a storm? How can you tell that the palate was not formed by the babys tongue because the tongue is too long (as in my case, tongue is too long and I have a high palate, slight (had braces that corrected most of) overbite because of tongue thrust, tongue rests on the back of front teeth instead of ridge behind front teeth and often sticks out between top and bottom teeth fi I am not deliberately keeping it behind teeth) and how can you tell if the baby has a tongue thrust? Is this one of those, "Leave it alone" situations? I know that if we had been able to flatten out this kids palate a bit when he had been first born, I would not have the scarred niopples that I have today. I keep thinking that if this is an OK thing to do, how many moms can be saved from going through gymnastics trying to make sure their babys latch "just right", and avoid the hamburger nipples. (I know I still have to make sure Ben L-O right or it still hurts) Anyone else have any comments? Interesting situation, Huh? Looking forward to your comments! Jay