Benito K. Benitez

Sep 22, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Andreas Mueller |Benito K. Benitez |Yoriko Lill |Prasad Nalabothu

1 INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined recommendations for documentation and timing, advocating comprehensive registers.1 Among the primary methods of documenting cleft anatomy in three dimensions, models are predominantly obtained through impressions, which present the risk of material aspiration and airway obstruction.2 These issues add cumbersome logistics in treatment follow-up and the use of pre-surgical orthopaedic devices.3 In contrast, intraoral scanners offer...

May 16, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Abeelan Rasadurai |Andreas Mueller |Benito K. Benitez |Luis A. Boccalatte

INTRODUCTION Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) has an estimated prevalence of 1 in 10.000 births and is characterized by micrognathia and glossoptosis leading to upper airway compromise. An additional characteristic is a U-shaped cleft palate and feeding difficulties. As airway obstruction can be life-threatening, immediate recognition and treatment are vital. There are different surgical and non-surgical treatment options.