Micrognathia is one of the most common craniofacial malformations, characterized by unilateral or bilateral hypoplasia of the mandible. It is usually accompanied by retrognathia and upper airway obstruction, which brings great risks to children's survival. Micrognathia is usually associated with a series of syndromes (such as Pierre-Robin syndrome, Treacher-Collins and Toriello-Carey syndrome) and its etiology has always been a hot topic for researchers of the field.
In recent years, distraction osteogenesis (DO) is increasingly performed as a first-line management of severe airway obstruction in patients with micrognathia. Three-dimensional technology has revolutionized the precise management and preoperative and postoperative evaluation of the micrognathia. Mandible is distracted gradually under tension across a surgical osteotomy, which takes 7 to 14 days for the difficulty in breathing to be relieved. For osteotomy accuracy and personal safety, DO techniques and management of postoperative complications should be further improved.
This Research Topic seeks clinical and basic research, case reports, and review articles that provide significant new insights into the pathogenesis and clinical management (digitalization and precision medicine, in particular) of syndromic micrognathia. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Studies that explore the pathogenesis of micrognathia
• New diagnostic methods and new treatment techniques (including the application of robot-assist treatment of micrognathia)
Micrognathia is one of the most common craniofacial malformations, characterized by unilateral or bilateral hypoplasia of the mandible. It is usually accompanied by retrognathia and upper airway obstruction, which brings great risks to children's survival. Micrognathia is usually associated with a series of syndromes (such as Pierre-Robin syndrome, Treacher-Collins and Toriello-Carey syndrome) and its etiology has always been a hot topic for researchers of the field.
In recent years, distraction osteogenesis (DO) is increasingly performed as a first-line management of severe airway obstruction in patients with micrognathia. Three-dimensional technology has revolutionized the precise management and preoperative and postoperative evaluation of the micrognathia. Mandible is distracted gradually under tension across a surgical osteotomy, which takes 7 to 14 days for the difficulty in breathing to be relieved. For osteotomy accuracy and personal safety, DO techniques and management of postoperative complications should be further improved.
This Research Topic seeks clinical and basic research, case reports, and review articles that provide significant new insights into the pathogenesis and clinical management (digitalization and precision medicine, in particular) of syndromic micrognathia. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Studies that explore the pathogenesis of micrognathia
• New diagnostic methods and new treatment techniques (including the application of robot-assist treatment of micrognathia)