Nonsurgical Orthodontic Airway Plate Treatment for Newborns With Robin Sequence. (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Choo, HyeRan; Khosla, Rohit K.; Meister, Kara D.; Wan, Derrick C.; Lin, Hung-Fu C.; Feczko, Robert; Bruckman, Karl; Hopkins, Elena; Truong, Mai Thy; Lorenz, Hermann P.
• Is Part Of: Cleft palate-craniofacial journal. Volume 59:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 403
• Page End: 410
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: glossoptosis -- infant -- Robin sequence -- obstructive sleep apnea -- upper airway obstruction -- cleft palate -- distraction osteogenesis -- pre-epiglottal baton plate (PEBP) -- Tübingen palatal plate (TPP); Cleft palate -- Periodicals; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Cranial manipulation -- Periodicals; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Fente palatine -- Périodiques; Crâne -- Malformations -- Périodiques; Manipulation crânienne -- Périodiques; Crâne -- Malformations -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Face -- Malformations -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Cleft palate; Cranial manipulation; Face -- Abnormalities -- Surgery; Skull -- Abnormalities; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Surgery; Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Facial Bones -- abnormalities; Skull -- abnormalities; Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.522
• DOI: 10.1177/10556656211007689
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-6656

Abstract

Despite promising outcomes for >50 years, nonsurgical orthodontic airway plates (OAP) are only infrequently offered for babies with Robin sequence in a few parts of the world. This article demonstrates possibility of providing functional improvement using an OAP to help these babies overcome their functional and structural difficulties on their own. Two consecutively treated cases are presented exemplifying that OAP treatment that had originated from Europe is reproducible and effective in an institution in the United States.