scholarly journals Interdisciplinary care for newborns with cleft lip and palate in a children's multidisciplinary hospital

Author(s):  
А.А. Мамедов ◽  
Ю.О. Волков ◽  
А.А. Корсунский ◽  
С.А. Паршикова ◽  
Л.А. Мазурина ◽  
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Накопленный опыт детской хирургии новорожденных и современные методы диагностики (компьютерная и магнитно-резонансная томография, пренатальная диагностика) позволили изменить существующие сроки коррекции врожденных пороков лица. В статье подробно описана «Система оказания помощи детям с расщелиной губы и нёба в период новорожденности», разработанная и внедренная на кафедре стоматологии детского возраста и ортодонтии Сеченовского университета. Сформулированы необходимые условия для оказания помощи данной категории пациентов и показания к предхирургической подготовке, обоснована тактика лечения, анестезиологического обеспечения у данной категории новорожденных. В работе приведены результаты ранней хирургической коррекции врожденных пороков лица 46 новорожденным с расщелиной губы и нёба. Детей с расщелиной губы и альвеолярного отростка разделили на 2 группы. В первую группу (n = 30) вошли пациенты, у которых диастаз в области альвеолярных отростков составлял 10 мм и менее. В этом случае сразу выполнялась хейлоринопластика. Во вторую группу (n = 16) вошли дети с диастазом альвеолярного отростка верхней челюсти более 10 мм. Этим новорожденным проводилась предхирургическая ортодонтическая подготовка в течение 10-12 дней (установка ортоимплантатов и наложение эластической тяги – цепочки). Критерием готовности к операции являлось достижение ширины диастаза между фрагментами альвеолярного отростка 10 мм и менее. После этого проводилось одномоментное удаление ортоимплантатов и операция – хейлоринопластика. Новорожденным с расщелиной твердого и мягкого нёба (n = 4) выполнялась уранопластика по методике А. А. Мамедова. У всех пациентов достигнуты хорошие эстетические и функциональные результаты. The accumulated experience of pediatric surgery of newborns and diagnostic methods (CT, MRI, prenatal diagnostics) have made it possible to change the existing terms for the correction of congenital facial defects. The article describes in detail «A system of care for children with cleft lip and palate in the neonatal period», developed and implemented at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Sechenov University. The necessary conditions for rendering assistance to this category of patients are described, indications for pre-surgical preparation are formulated, the tactics of treatment, anesthetic management in this category of newborns are substantiated. The article presents the results of early surgical correction of 46 newborns with cleft lip and palate. Children with cleft lip and alveolar bone were divided into 2 groups. The first group (n = 30) included patients whose diastasis in the area of the alveolar processes was 10 mm or less. In this case, cheilorinoplasty was performed immediately. Group 2 (n = 16) included children with alveolar ridge diastasis of the upper jaw of more than 10 mm. This group of newborns underwent pre-surgical orthodontic preparation for 10-12 days, which consisted of installing ortho-implants and applying an elastic traction chain. The criterion for readiness for surgery was the achievement of a diastasis width between the fragments of the alveolar process of 10 mm or less. This was followed by simultaneous removal of ortho-implants and surgery – cheilorinoplasty. Newborns with a cleft of the hard and soft palate (n = 4) underwent uranoplasty according to the method of A. A. Mamedov. All patients received good aesthetic and functional results.

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisham Aburezq ◽  
John Daskalogiannakis ◽  
Christopher Forrest

Design and Objective This study was designed to present our philosophy in managing the prominent premaxilla in patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate. Indications, contraindications, and the pre- and postoperative orthodontic role are defined. Setting Tertiary care, cleft palate and craniofacial center—academic institution. Patients Under review were four cases of bilateral cleft lip and palate presenting with prominent premaxilla and operated on by a single surgeon between 1996 and 2004. Conclusion With appropriate patient selection, bilateral alveolar bone grafting with premaxillary repositioning is a safe procedure and can produce good aesthetic and functional results.


2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562110026
Author(s):  
Ema Zubovic ◽  
Gary B. Skolnick ◽  
Abdullah M. Said ◽  
Richard J. Nissen ◽  
Alison K. Snyder-Warwick ◽  
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Objective: To determine the rate of revision alveolar bone grafting (ABG) in patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) before and after the introduction of postoperative computed tomography (CT). Design: Retrospective case–control study analyzing the incidence of revision ABG in patients with and without postoperative CT scans for graft success evaluation. Setting: Academic tertiary care pediatric hospital. Patients: Eighty-seven patients with CLP or cleft lip and alveolus treated with autologous iliac crest bone grafting for alveolar clefts over a 10-year period (January 2009 to March 2019) with minimum 6-month follow-up. Fifty patients had postoperative CT evaluation; 37 did not. Interventions: Postoperative CT to determine ABG success, versus standard clinical examination and 2-dimensional radiographs. Main Outcome Measures: Requirement for revision ABG, defined as failure of the original graft by clinical or radiographic examination. Results: Fifty-eight percent of patients underwent a postoperative CT scan at median interval of 10 months after surgery. Patients with postoperative CT evaluation had a 44% rate of revision ABG (22/50) for inadequate graft take, compared to 5% (2/37) in patients without postoperative CT ( P < .001; 95% CT, 31%-58% in the CT group, 1%-16% in the non-CT group). Conclusions: Computed tomography evaluation after ABG is associated with a significantly increased revision rate for inadequate graft take. The presence of a secondary palatal fistula at the time of original ABG is not associated with revision requirement. Lack of standardized dental and orthodontic records complicates the study of ABG outcomes and presents an area for systems-based improvement.


Author(s):  
Marcin Stasiak ◽  
Anna Wojtaszek-Słomińska ◽  
Bogna Racka-Pilszak

Abstract Purpose The aims of this retrospective cross-sectional study were to measure and compare labial and palatal alveolar bone heights of maxillary central incisors in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients, following STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines. Patients and methods The study group consisted of 21 patients with a mean age of 16 years. High-resolution cone-beam computed tomography was performed at least one year after secondary alveolar bone grafting. The experimental side was the cleft side and the contralateral side without congenital cleft was the control. Measurements were performed on incisors’ midsagittal cross-sections. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for intergroup comparisons. Results The labial and palatal distances between alveolar bone crests and cementoenamel junctions were significantly greater on the cleft side than on the noncleft side. Mean differences were 0.75 and 1.41 mm, respectively. The prevalence of dehiscences at the cleft side maxillary central incisors was 52% on the labial surface and 43% on the palatal surface. In the controls, it was 19% and 14%, respectively. Conclusion The cleft-adjacent maxillary central incisors had more apically displaced alveolar bone crests on the labial and palatal sides of the roots than the controls. Higher prevalence of dehiscences was found on the cleft side. Bone margin differences predispose to gingival height differences of the central incisors. These differences could increase the demands of patients to obtain more esthetic treatment results with orthodontic extrusion and periodontal intervention on the cleft side.


2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Alberto de Souza Freitas ◽  
Daniela Gamba Garib ◽  
Marchini Oliveira ◽  
Rita de Cássia Moura Carvalho Lauris ◽  
Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga de Almeida ◽  
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Author(s):  
Robert B. Lawson ◽  
Malcolm. L. Jones

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate an ultrasound mucous-membrane-thickness-measuring device as a noninvasive, nonionizing alternative to radiography in the assessment of alveolar bone grafting. Design This was a prospective experimental study on porcine cadaver models. Method An ultrasound technique (Krupp SDM) was assessed ex vivo on three specially developed porcine cadaver models in comparison to radiography and ridge-mapping. Direct measurement of the mucosal thickness provided a standard for comparison. In each model, 30 measurement sites were identified for comparison of the techniques. Results All measurement techniques demonstrated clinically acceptable re-producibility. Of the clinical measurement techniques, radiography proved to be the most reliable, showing a small, nonsignificant statistical difference from direct measurement. Both the ultrasound technique and ridge-mapping showed significant tendencies to underestimate mucosal thickness that became greater with increasing mucosal thickness. At sites where mucosal thickness was less than 6 mm, the ultrasound technique underestimated mucosal thickness by 0.6 mm on average. At sites where mucosal thickness exceeded 6 mm, ultrasonic artifacts rendered the ultrasound technique unreliable. Conclusion The ultrasound technique could prove to be a useful clinical adjunct to radiography in the assessment of alveolar bone grafts, but in this particular application, care should be taken when using it to assess deeper alveolar defects.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 368-374
Author(s):  
I. V. Nesterova ◽  
M. N. Mitropanova ◽  
G. A. Chudilova ◽  
S. V. Kovaleva ◽  
E. O. Khalturina

It is known that children with congenital cleft lip and palate are suffering from recurrent respiratory infections, which worsen the state of their health, and also complicate the results of reconstructive surgical treatment. The aim of the study was to detect defects of mucosal immunity in children with congenital cleft lip and palate, suffering from recurrent respiratory infections, and to create the program of local interferon corrective therapy with an assessment of its effectiveness. The studies included 56 children from the age of 1 to 3 years. Three groups of children were formed: group 1 – 26 children with congenital cleft lip and palate (antibiotic therapy); group 2 — 30 children with congenital cleft lip and palate (antibiotic therapy + local interferon therapy), group 3 — the control group. The clinical examination included a medical history, an assessment of the symptoms of recurrent episodes of acute respiratory infections and exacerbations of chronic infections. Microbiological studies were performed using standard methods. The status of local immunity was detected: the concentrations of secretory IgA, cytokines IL-17, IL-4, IL-6, IL-1β, IFNγ in the oral fluid were tested by ELISA. Results of the study established that in group 1 and group 2 clinical criteria of immunodeficiency with an infectious syndrome were revealed: repeated acute respiratory viral infections from 10 or more times a year, complicated by frequent exacerbations of chronic bacterial infection (up to 10 or more per year). Assessment of the state of local immunity in children with congenital cleft lip and palate revealed a lack of sIgA compared with the control group. Before treatment in group 2 oral fluid level of IL-17, IL-6 were statistically significant increase (p < 0.05); the results of the study also established increase in the level of IL-1β and a decrease in anti-inflammatory IL-4 and regulatory IFNγ relative to the control group (p > 0.05). After complex treatment with the inclusion of local interferon therapy in group 2 the appearance of sIgA, increase in the concentration of IL-4, IL-1β and a decrease IL-17 in oral fluid were observed (p > 0.05). The concentrations of IL-6, IFNγ did not change (p > 0.05). After treatment in group 2 there were a decrease in exacerbations of chronic upper respiratory tract infection and in frequency of acute respiratory viral infections compared with group 1 (p < 0.05). Positive clinical efficacy of local interferon therapy (the gel of recombinant IFNα2b in combination with oxidants — Viferon gel) in the process of staged rehabilitation of children with congenital cleft lip and palate has a protective clinical effect in reducing the frequency of acute respiratory viral infections, reducing the number of postoperative complications, reducing hospital stay, duration of antibacterial therapy and the number of exacerbations of chronic bacterial infection.


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