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Table 3 Jaw Index measurements at birth compared to published data in controls

From: Mandibular growth in infants with Robin sequence treated with the Tübingen palatal plate

Measure

Tübingen

RS

Vegter et al. [13]

RS

Vegter et al. [13]

Controls

n = 31

at admission

n = 20a

at 3 months follow

n = 7

at birth

n = 7

at 0.5 yr

n = 100

at birth

n = 42

at 0.5 yr

Maxillary arch (mm)

168.0

(160–179)

185.6 (181–199)

162.4 (11.6)

193.0 (3.3)

167.9 (12.3)

206.0 (8.7)

Mandibular arch (mm)

152.0 (142.4–161.3)

181.1 (177–189)

146.0 (11.4)

176.3 (7.6)

159.4 (12.0)

207.5 (8.3)

Maxillary/ Mandibular arch

1.10 (1.06–1.13)

1.04 (1.00–1.06)

1.11

1.09

1.05

0.99

Overjet, (mm)

8.8 (6–10)

2.3 (2.0–4.0)

10.8 (2.7)

6.5 (2.6)

4.0 (1.7)

2.0 (0.8)

Jaw Index, (mm)

8.8 (6.3–11.3)

2.1 (2.0–4.0)

12.1 (3.2)

7.2 (2.9)

4.2 (1.8)

2.0 (0.8)

  1. Values are given as median IQR and mean and SD (Vegter et al. [13])
  2. aAll infants with Jaw index data at the 3-month follow-up were treated with a TPP