Length of maxillomandibular discrepancy may not predict tongue base airway obstruction severity among infants with Robin Sequence

The authors aimed to investigate the relationship between the severity of micrognathia, as measured by the frontal nasomental (FNM) angle, and the mandibular distraction distance needed to alleviate airway obstruction symptoms in neonates with isolated Robin Sequence (iRS). Their findings indicate that there is no significant correlation between the FNM angle and the required distraction distance, suggesting that the severity of micrognathia may not accurately reflect the degree of glossoptosis contributing to airway obstruction in these infants.