Mandibular growth in infants with Robin sequence treated with the Tübingen palatal plate

Mandibular growth in infants with Robin sequence treated with the Tübingen palatal plate

Abstract Background Robin sequence (RS) is characterized by mandibular retrognathia, glossoptosis and upper airway obstruction. Whether mandibular catch-up growth may occur in RS is yet controversial. Our functional and less invasive treatment including the Tübingen Palatal Plate (TPP), early oral f...

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Main Authors: Cornelia Wiechers, Wolfgang Buchenau, Jörg Arand, Anne-Friederike Oertel, Katharina Peters, Silvia Müller-Hagedorn, Bernd Koos, Christian F. Poets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Head & Face Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13005-019-0200-1

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