Association between habitual snoring,middle ear disease,and speech problems in young children with non-syndromic cleft palate anomalies

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between habitual snoring (HS), middle ear disease (MED), and speech problems in children with cleft palate. This cross-sectional study included children aged 2.0–7.9 years with non-syndromic cleft palate anomalies. Parents completed the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire and a questionnaire about MED. Audiograms and speech assessment were also conducted. Ninety-five children were enrolled; 15.2% of families reported HS, 97.6% MED, and 17.1% speech problems. HS (37.5% vs 10.3%, P = 0.007) and early episodes of MED (92.3% vs 58.2%, P = 0.021) were more likely to be reported for children with isolated cleft palate when compared to those with cleft lip and palate. Children with cleft lip and palate had a higher frequency of MED with effusion compared to those with Robin sequence (86.4% vs 57.1%, P = 0.049). The odds ratio for HS in children with ≥1 episode of MED in the last year was 7.37 (95% confidence interval 1.55–35.15, P = 0.012). There was a trend for children with speech problems reported by parents to have HS (30.8% vs 11.5%, P= 0.076). Anatomical factors play a role in the frequency of upper airway symptoms in children with cleft palate. A recent history of at least one episode of MED was associated with an increased frequency of HS.     

软硬腭前移鼻咽下口扩大术初步报告

目的:运用软硬腭前移的手术方法扩大鼻咽下口,改善因鼻咽部狭小致阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征患者的呼吸暂停症状。方法:手术切除硬腭后份使其缩短、悬雍垂软腭成形并将软腭拉向前,扩大鼻咽下口。结果:患者术后自觉症状及客观评价疗效满意。结论:软硬腭前移鼻咽下口扩大显著改善鼻咽下口狭小导致的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者的症状。     

大龄腭裂患者的手术治疗方法与语音治疗效果的对比研究

目的 对单纯行裂隙关闭术和同期行咽后壁咽成形术的大龄腭裂患者,术前、术后发音效果进行检测分析和对比研究,评定手术的治疗效果.方法 对24例同期行腭裂关闭术及咽后壁组织瓣咽成形术治疗和12例单纯行裂隙关闭术的大龄腭裂患者,术前、术后用鼻咽纤维镜检测其腭咽闭合情况,应用通用音频谱分析系统,对本组术后患者腭裂语音进行声学分析.结果 所有腭裂修复术后,创口均达到临床Ⅰ期愈合,语音也有不同程度改善.大龄腭裂患者采用腭裂关闭及同期咽成形术的修复组,术后发音明显优于单纯行裂隙关闭组.结论 大龄腭裂患者,采用腭裂关闭及同期咽成形术,是提高腭咽闭合和改善发音较好的手术方法.     

前臂预成皮瓣腭部缺损1例整复术护理

目的:提高前臂预成皮瓣整复术的护理水平.方法:通过术前心理护理,供区的皮肤保护,口腔装备,术后环境准备和卧位,皮瓣观察,切口护理,饮食和口腔护理进行评价.结果:预成皮瓣正常成活,色泽红润如期修复腭部缺损.结论:良好的护理可以提高前臂预成瓣移植的成功率.     

脱乙酰壳聚糖-抗坏血酸盐促进腭裂术后愈合的药效学研究

目的 腭裂手术创口是一类不易愈合的创口，为促进腭裂术后创口愈合速度与质量，减少术后复裂率，在腭裂动物模型上对脱已酰壳聚糖的作用进行药效学研究。方法 选20只Wistar大鼠随机分4组，以两种不同术式的实验组与相应的对照组进行实验。术后1、3、5、7、10天分别进行，)盏床观察和组织病理学观察。结果 实验组1，术后1天创面有缺血，3和5天粘膜颜色基本正常，7和10天拆线后的创口均为一期愈合。对照组1，术后1天创面有缺血，3和5天创缘糜烂，7天减轻，10天拆线创口二期愈合。实验组2与其对照组均有显著差异。组织病理，实验组1和组2重建覆盖上皮较对照组出现的早，实验组2缺损断端有新形成的骨组织连接，新骨周边可见成骨细胞，对照组1，有成纤维连接和炎细胞浸润。对照组2，缺损断处有新形成的软骨细胞，有炎细胞浸润。结论 脱已酰壳聚糖对腭裂术后的愈合有较明显的作用，有深入研究和临床应用的价值。     

Palatogram Assessment of Maxillary Complete Dentures

Phonetics, esthetics, function, and comfort form the foundation of a successful dental prosthesis. A review of the mechanics of speech as well as common speech problems encountered with a removable maxillary prosthesis are presented. The use of a palatogram to aid the clinician in the assessment and resolution of speech problems associated with a maxillary denture is demonstrated.     

Congenital healed cleft lip

Congenital “healed” cleft lip (CHCL) is an unusual anomaly including a paramedian “scar” of the upper lip, which appears as if a typical cleft lip has been corrected in utero. The CHCL is frequently associated with an ipsilateral notch in the vermilion, and “collapsed” nostril. Twenty-five CHCL cases are presented, eighteen of which were an isolated malformation found among the 3,950,715 births examined in two similar birth defect registries: ECEMC in Spain and ECLAMC in Latin America. Like open cleft lip, of which it seems to be a variant, CHCL is most frequently seen among males (14/18 isolated cases), it preferentially affects the left side (10/18 cases), and it segregated together with cleft lip in one family. The five CHCL cases with other congenital anomalies included: two cases with hydrocephalus, two VACTERL associations, and one atypical oblique facial cleft infant with single umbilical artery. CHCL may result from a defective fusion of the frontonasal and maxillary processes (before week 7 of embryonic life), or from a spontaneously repaired open cleft lip, later on. In either way, these cases heal with a visible scar, and the pre-occurrence of CHCL in two families suggests a familial predisposition to this phenomenon. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

唇腭裂早期治疗中对患者及其父母的支持

唇腭裂早期治疗是对唇腭裂患儿出生后存在的生理功能障碍、外貌缺陷，以及随生长发育畸形的变化，术后继发的牙颌系统畸形，患儿及父母的精神心理健康问题进行一系列治疗护理，直到成为身心康复的个体，唇腭裂的治疗是长期，复杂的过程，护理是在此系列治疗中针对患者及父母各阶段存在的知识缺乏提供适当的信息，对患者及父母精神心理状况，围手术期的问题，语音异常等进行健康教育，为患儿及父母提供必要的帮助，可取得良好效果。