Publications by authors named "N Rojvachiranonda"
Purpose: This study analyzes temporal bone thickness in pediatric craniofacial anomalies patients to determine the optimal age for preoperative high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and enhance surgical planning of bone conduction hearing implants.
Methods: A retrospective examination of 370 temporal bone HRCT scans from 158 pediatric patients with craniofacial anomalies was conducted. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and correlation between age and skull thickness.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the impact of non-cleft craniofacial anomalies on patients and their caregivers, focusing on experiences and challenges faced by caregivers across four major hospitals in Thailand over three years, involving 224 participants.
- - Findings indicate a regional prevalence of anomalies, with craniosynostosis and clefts being the most common, and reveal a lack of family history for these conditions. Many patients faced multiple hospital stays, and despite frequent visits, a notable portion had not received necessary surgeries.
- - Caregivers reported significant stress but largely did not view it as a burden, highlighting issues such as inadequate access to specialized care and a lack of support networks, indicating the need for improved healthcare strategies and resources tailored to regional
Background: Craniosynostosis (CS), premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures, leads to abnormal skull development, impacting both facial esthetics and oral function. This study aimed to evaluate the specific orofacial and oral health characteristics, including masticatory performance, in Thai patients with CS.
Methods: A comparative study was conducted with Thai CS patients aged 6-17 years and a control group of healthy individuals with similar age distribution.
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a common disorder in children, characterized by snoring and/or increased breathing force due to narrowing and increased upper airway collapse while sleeping. Over the last decade, it has been recognized that SDB occurs more frequently in children with craniofacial anomalies, but data in Thailand is quite limited. This study retrospective descriptive study aims to find the prevalence of SDB among children with craniofacial anomalies in Thailand and associated risk factors by collecting data among Thai children with congenital craniofacial anomalies younger than 15 years old who visited the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between 2016 and 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-cleft craniofacial anomalies are not as common as cleft lip and palate but resultant disability can be very severe. Although there are epidemiological studies of the clefts in the medical literature, the non-cleft group is still not well known. This study was to examine the epidemiological characteristics of the non-cleft craniofacial anomalies.
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