Pierre robin sequence and the pediatric dentist.

ABSTRACT: This article on the dental management of a neonate with Pierre Robin sequence describes the clinical and laboratory procedures for construction of a feeding plate due to the presence of a cleft palate. Emphasis has also been laid on a few literatures to describe medical complications associated with this condition. A 56-day-old neonate had been referred to the outpatient department with the complaint of difficulty in feeding, description, and management of which has been described in the case report.

SUBMITTER: Rangeeth BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3214532 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature