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D N Ranalli

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PubMed1975

Height-weight growth of cleft children, birth to six years.

A study was conducted on 279 patients from the longitudinal patient series at the Institue to determine the general physical growth of cleft children using height and weight measurements. The objectives were to determine if severity of cleft type and sex in relation to severity of cleft type significantly affected height and weight and to determine if the height and weight of cleft children vary significantly from the non-cleft norm. The results showed that severity of cleft type is not significant while sex in relation to cleft type may be significant in several instances. It was also found that cleft children are neither consistently shorter nor consistenely lighter than the norm. An early lag period occurred, but by three years cleft children catch-up to the norm and rebound to growth equality, thus appearing to conform to the concept of catch-up growth.

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Sports dentistry in general practice.

The sports dentistry movement in the United States and worldwide is experiencing new momentum. Much of this is generated by general dentists working in conjunction with like-minded specialists as well as with dental hygienists, dental laboratory technicians, and dental assistants. This article explores several issues of relevance to stimulate the interest of general dentists to become involved in private practice and community service activities in sports dentistry.

Adolescent↗
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Tooth and foreign object in the nasal fossa of a child with a cleft: case report.

A report is presented of a male patient, 5 years, 10 months old, with a palatal cleft complicated by both a tooth and a foreign object in the nasal cavity. The presence of these concurrent conditions contributed to nasal obstruction with associated speech problems, accretions, and chronic rhinorrhea. The importance of a thorough diagnostic work-up and interdisciplinary treatment planning is emphasized.

Child, Preschool↗
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Craniofacial and intraoral manifestations of congenital hemifacial hyperplasia: report of case.

The craniofacial and intraoral developmental and morphologic characteristics of the rare congenital disorder known as hemifacial hyperplasia are reviewed. The case of a 7.7-year-old Caucasian girl affected by this malformation is presented to corroborate and supplement existing clinical knowledge regarding hemifacial hyperplasia. Suggestions are made regarding the implications of early differential diagnosis and treatment planning of affected individuals. Special emphasis is placed on the advantage of multidisciplinary team management.

Alveolar Process↗
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome: report of case with abnormal root development.

Radiographic follow-up of a Caucasian, Philippino descendent boy revealed abnormal dental development. At the age of four years the apices of second primary molars were still open; at the age of eight years a late, slow, and irregular dental development, unrelated to any systemic disease, was confirmed.

Adult↗
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Lip service.

Questionnaires addressing the attitudes of football officials toward National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) mouthguard rules were developed and distributed to officials in the Big East Football Conference, the Southeastern Conference, and to head football coaches at Division 1-A colleges. Response rates, which ranged from 92.45% to 100%, showed that all groups agreed that football officials are less accountable for player compliance than are coaches, trainers and players. However, officials not only observed a lower rate of compliance with NCAA mouthguard regulations than coaches, they also expressed reluctance to enforce NCAA-sanctioned penalties for failure to comply with mouthguard regulations.

Athletic Injuries↗
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Prevalence of selected pediatric conditions in children with Pierre Robin sequence.

Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a congenital abnormality characterized by micrognathia and glossoptosis, with or without cleft palate. Patients with PRS may demonstrate various pediatric conditions such as associated syndromes, respiratory distress, feeding difficulties, or middle ear pathology. The purpose of this study was to determine, by means of a retrospective computerized review of patient records, the presence of these pediatric conditions in a sample of 55 confirmed patients with PRS. Five patients (9.1%) exhibited associated syndromes; 20 (36.4%) had respiratory distress requiring no assistance; and 10 (18.2%) exhibited severe respiratory distress requiring tracheotomy. A total of 30 patients (54.5%) had early feeding difficulties requiring mechanical assistance to maintain adequate nutrition, and 50 (90.9%) had multiple episodes of otitis media. Chi-square analysis revealed a statistically significant relationship between the presence of respiratory difficulties and the need for feeding assistance (P = 0.012); and a highly significant relationship between the presence of otitis media and subsequent myringotomy tube placement (P < 0.001). Pediatric dentists who treat children with PRS should be aware of these relationships when obtaining medical history before establishing strategies to implement a treatment plan.

Bottle Feeding↗
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Comparative evaluation of college football officials' attitudes toward NCAA mouthguard regulations and player compliance.

A 12-item questionnaire addressing attitudes of football officials toward the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) mouthguard regulation was sent to all officials in the Southeastern Conference (N = 62). The response rate was 95% (59). Twenty-seven per cent of officials reported that all players were in compliance; 74% believed the new rule to be at least somewhat beneficial in determining player compliance, and 20% reported that the rule had resulted in more frequent player use. Twenty-two per cent reported they would ignore a mouthguard violation and none had charged a time-out or called a penalty during the 1991 season. Significant differences in the responses of Big East officials surveyed in a previous study were noted by the authors, when compared to the SEC, but both groups of officials strongly supported the idea that wearing mouthguards should be the responsibility of coaches rather than officials.

Adult↗