Disruptive Therapy Using a Nonsurgical Orthodontic Airway Plate for the Management of Neonatal Robin Sequence: 1-Year Follow-up. (June 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Choo, HyeRan; Galera, Rhona I.; Balakrishnan, Karthik; Lin, Hung-Fu C.; Ahn, HyoWon; Lorenz, Peter; Khosla, Rohit K.; Profit, Jochen; Poets, Christian F.; Lee, Janice S.
• Is Part Of: Cleft palate-craniofacial journal. Volume 60:Number 6(2023)
• Page Start: 758
• Page End: 767
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Subjects: robin sequence -- infant obstructive sleep apnea -- Pre-Epiglottal Baton Plate -- Tübingen Palatal Plate; 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: 10.1177/10556656221076980
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-6656

Abstract

We recently published the 3-month follow-up of 2 neonates with Robin sequence whose mandibular hypoplasia and restricted airway were successfully treated with an orthodontic airway plate (OAP) without surgical intervention. Both infants were successfully weaned off the OAP after several months of continuous use. We present the course of OAP treatment in these patients with a focus on breathing, feeding, and facial growth during their first year of life. Both infants demonstrated stable mandibular projection, resolution of obstructive sleep apnea, and normal development.