Teduglutide is a glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) analog which acts by increasing intestinal absorption of the remnant bowel for children with short bowel syndrome (SBS) dependent on parenteral nutrition. We present a 13-year-old male patient with type 2 SBS (55 cm of jejunum) from necrotizing enterocolitis on full oral feeding from the age of 12 months. Because of faltering growth from the age of 11 despite oral hyperphagia, he started Teduglutide at the standard dose. Eighteen months after Teduglutide start the young boy gained 10 kg in weight and 13 cm in height with a significant reduction in bowel distension. No adverse events were reported during the treatment. Pubertal spurt might be impaired in children with SBS on full oral feeding if the caloric need is not met by the residual intestinal absorption rate. GLP-2 analog might represent an option to sustain pubertal spurt in SBS children on full oral feeding with hyperphagia.
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Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Objective: This review aims to examine the impact of early introduction of oral feeding, compared with standard care, on the duration of achieving full oral feeding, postmenstrual ages at full oral feeding and discharge, and weight gain in preterm infants.
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Oper Dent
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Nathaniel C Lawson, DDS, PhD, director of Master of Science in Dental Biomaterials program and associate professor, Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the fracture resistance of chairside computer assisted design and computer assisted manufacturing (CAD-CAM) lithium disilicate partial and full-coverage crowns and veneers for maxillary canines.
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BMC Oral Health
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