Simple orthodontic procedures can be safely performed on sick newborn babies.
The heart rate and transcutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions were monitored while palatal impressions were taken and dental plates fitted in thirteen sick new born babies. Twenty-four such procedures were uneventful and only one procedure gave rise to transient hypoxia.
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D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D013997:Time Factors