The influence of the Tübingen soft palate plate and early cleft closure on the nasopharyngeal airway for the management of airway obstruction in an infant with Pierre Robin sequence: A case report.

Introduction: A Tübingen palate plate and early cleft closure for successful airway management is described in a newborn with Pierre Robin sequence.

Presentation Of Case: A three-day-old newborn with an acute airway obstruction underwent primary treatment with a Tübingen soft palate plate.

Discussion: After stabilization of the airway, the cleft soft palate was closed after three months.

Prefabricated iliac crest transplant.

Purpose: Our aim was to augment the extremely atrophic mandibular alveolar crest with a pedicled transplant as the best option for a satisfactory preprosthetic outcome.

Materials And Methods: After computed tomography of the mandible, a model was milled for 6 patients. The iliac crest transplant with its vascular pedicle was harvested and, after preliminary preparation, fixed to the model.

Psychologic implications of orthognathic surgery in patients with skeletal Class II or Class ill malocclusion.

The psychologic profile of 100 consecutive patients undergoing orthognathic surgery for correction of Class II or Class III malocclusion was monitored in a prospective observational study. Patients and their relatives or friends completed questionnaires about their self-image before surgery, 6 weeks postoperatively, and 6 months postoperatively. Preoperatively, patients with Class III malocclusion felt significantly less attractive (P = .