Colombia
Se pretende conocer los efectos de la terapia ortopedica maxilar temprana en niiios menores de un alio, con sindrome de Down, empleando una placa de acetato blando con estimulador palatino tipo Castillo-Morales, que bused mejorar la posiciOn lingual por medio de un estimulo exteroceptivo. Se tomaron modelos de estudio, medidas antropometricas y registro filmico a 34 nitios, evaluando cambios craneales, faciales y de arcos dentales durante seis meses. Los niiios que recibieron la terapia evidenciaron mejoria en la posicion lingual, algunos incluso obtuvieron selle labial; ademits presentaron mayores dimensiones faciales en las medidas antropometricas: altura facial, diametro bicigomcitico, diametro bigonial e indice facial. Las mediciones de modelos no mostraron diferencias estadisticamente significativas entre el grupo con tratamiento y el grupo sin tratamiento. Los pacientes mOs pequeiios se adaptaron mejor a la placa, lo cual indica que la terapia puede ser favorable si se inicia a edades tempranas. Se observaron cambios cuantitativos (evaluacion antropometrica y de modelos) y cualitativos (video y opinion de los padres) con la terapia ortopedica maxilar temprana que favOrece el mejoramiento en la funciOn y desarrollo craneofacial de los nitios con sindrome de Down
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of early maxillary orthopedic treatment in children under one year of age with Downs syndrome, using a soft acetate plate with a palatal stimulator of the Castillo Morales type, that seeks to improve the lingual position by means of a exteroceptive stimuli. Study models, anthropometrical measurements and film registrations were taken to a group of 34 children. Cranial and facial changes as well as changes in the dental arches were evaluated during 6 months. The children that received the therapy showed an improvement in the lingual position, some of them even presented labial seal; they also showed larger facial dimensions in the following anthropometrical measurements: face height, byzigomatic diameter, bigonial diameter, and facial index. The measurements in the study models did not show any statistically significant differences between the treatment and the control group. Younger patients adapted better to the plate, which indicates that the therapy could be more favorable if it is initiated at an early age. Quantitative changes (anthropometrical, and model evaluation) and qualitative changes (video and parents opinion) were observed with the early maxillary orthopedic treatment and it produces improvement in function and cranial facial development in children with Down's syndrome
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