Shivam Mehta is leading the field of orthodontics for children and late adolescents ... is useful for growing patients when the mid-palatal suture is not completely fused.

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have distinctive physical anomalies, such as underdeveloped palatal rugae patterns, compared with otherwise healthy children, according to a study published ...

Fused sutures are joints in the bone plates ... “but we hope it can at least help satisfy the needs of children with craniofacial and cleft palate issues. We have seen others make great and ...

Studies have shown that it's linked to health risks from high blood pressure and diabetes to even learning disabilities in children ... of the palate, then three absorbable sutures are placed ...

The “Better Way” campaign, launched today across the United States and Canada, will inform parents that there is a new and better option for expanding a child’s narrow palate that is safe ...