Orthodontic Appliance-Related Mucosal Ulcerations in Newborns and Infants With Craniofacial Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In craniofacial disorders (CD) like cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), Robin sequence (RS) or Down syndrome (DS), an early orthodontic intervention with different palatal plate devices is often applied. However, there are no data on complications such as mucosal ulcerations (MU).To determine the frequency and location of MU and evaluate associations with potential risk factors such as CD type, sex, appliance type, cleft location, underlying syndrome, and anatomical cleft morphology.

Materials and methods

In a retrospective analysis, we searched our electronic patient records of newborn patients with CD admitted 01/2020-12/2022 for documented MU. For comparisons, Pearson's Chi-square or Fisher's Exact test were used, statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.

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SUBMITTER: Weismann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12820415 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature