Sentences with phrase «craniofacial problems»
With a focus on regenerative therapies for craniofacial problems, the Center for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration (C - DOCTOR) acts as an incubator for promising new technologies.
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Referrals to craniofacial centers for evaluation of deformational plagiocephaly and brachycephaly are increasing.8 This increase in deformations has been temporally linked to the Back to Sleep program advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992 that advises the avoidance of the prone sleeping position as a method of reducing the rates of sudden infant death syndrome.10,, 12,13 There is a delay in early gross motor milestones in children forced to sleep supine but these delays seem transient and have not been linked as yet to any longer term problems.14 Children who are encouraged to sleep on their backs and develop abnormal head shapes as a result are a different population than children who spontaneously restricted their movement in bed for one reason or another.
Dr. Timothy Cox, a craniofacial researcher at Seattle Children's Research Institute and lead author, found that mice with a gene mutation that causes cleft lip and palate had problems in their salivary glands that affected gum tissue and oral health.
These powerful techniques — originally developed in the automotive and aerospace industries — are already being used to help surgeons solve complex problems in craniofacial reconstruction through analysis, planning, virtual surgery, 3D printing, and evaluation of surgical results.
In recent years, stem cells, combined with sophisticated scaffolds, have shown promise as bio-inspired solutions to biological problems in dental, oral and craniofacial regenerative medicine.
Discussion: Similarities in the patients reported previously in comparison with this cohort included their distinctive craniofacial features, feeding problems, absent / limited speech and intellectual disability.