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Methods: This was a 10-year retrospective review of N = 27, 990 infants with Isolated Deformational Plagiocephaly (IDP) who completed Cranial Remolding Orthosis (CRO) treatment between 3 and 18 months of age. Results: There was a significant overall mean change in CVAI(S) of \u22123.42 \u00b1 0.011 (p &lt; 0.001), and a significant improvement in CVAI(S) in all age groups, even in older babies (i.e., &gt;11 months). Up to 96% of infants aged 4\u20136 months at initiation of treatment achieved a \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cgreat\u201d outcome rating, and up to 77.6% of infants over 11 months exited with a similar outcome. The following were identified as significant predictors of greater change in CVAI(S): (1) younger entry age (p &lt; 0.001, \u03b2 = 0.01), (2) larger initial CVAI(S) scores (p &lt;0.001, \u03b2 = \u22120.43), (3) left plagiocephaly (p &lt; 0.001, \u03b2 = \u22120.36), and (4) and the absence of torticollis (p &lt; 0.001, \u03b2 = \u22120.17). Conclusions: CROs are an effective, research-supported treatment for IDP. 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