Pierre robin sequence and the pediatric dentist

Abstract

This article on the dental management of a neonate with Pierre Robin sequence describes the clinical and laboratory procedures for construction of a feeding plate due to the presence of a cleft palate. Emphasis has also been laid on a few literatures to describe medical complications associated with this condition. A 56-day-old neonate had been referred to the outpatient department with the complaint of difficulty in feeding, description, and management of which has been described in the case report.

Keywords

• Cleft palate
• feeding obturator
• feeding plate
• Pierre Robin syndrome
• syndromic cleft