[Ante-occlusal growth of human mandibular condyles. The palatal sensory network. Applications (author's transl)].
The description of a dense sensory network, first reported by Paccini-Vater, in the still undentated maxillary and mandibular crests, is given. This network has the same functional significance as the future teeth, and constitutes, with the tongue, a means of regulating ante-occlusal condylar growth. The model described by Petrovic is valid during this period. The Pierre Robin syndrome is therefore a "non-afferentation" of the mandibulolingual massive: glossopexy of any type is of no value. Only postural nursing from birth can enable the mandibular gesture to be "ingrained".
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000254:growth & development*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D014059:Tongue / Q000502:physiology
La croissance antéocclusale des condyles mandibulaires humains. Le treillis sensoriel palatin. Applications.