RT Journal Article
T1 A new technique for feeding dogs with a congenital cleft palate for surgical research
A1 López-Gordillo, Yamila et al.
A1 González-Meli, B
A1 Martínez Sanz, Elena
A1 Casado Gómez, Inmaculada
A1 Martín Álvaro, María Concepción
A1 González Aranda, Pablo
A1 Paradas Lara, Irene
A1 Maldonado Bautista, Estela
A1 Maestro De Las Casas, María Del Carmen
A1 Prados Frutos, Juan Carlos
A1 Martínez Álvarez, María Concepción
AB In humans, cleft palate (CP) is one of the most common malformations. Although surgeons use palatoplasty to close CP defects in children, its consequences for subsequent facial growth have prompted investigations into other novel surgical alternatives. The animal models of CP used to evaluate new surgical treatments are frequently obtained by creating surgically induced clefts in adult dogs. This procedure has been ethically criticized due to its severity and questionable value as an animal model for human CP. Dogs born with a congenital CP would be much better for this purpose, provided they developed CP at a sufficient rate and could be fed. Up until now, feeding these pups carried the risk of aspiration pneumonia, while impeding normal suckling and chewing, and thus compromising orofacial growth. We developed a technique for feeding dog pups with CP from birth to the time of surgery using two old Spanish pointer dog pups bearing a complete CP. This dog strain develops CP in 15-20% of the offspring spontaneously. Custom-made feeding teats and palatal prostheses adapted to the pups' palates were made from thermoplastic plates. This feeding technique allowed lactation, eating and drinking in the pups with CP, with only sporadic rhinitis. To determine whether the use of this palatal prosthesis interferes with palatal growth, the palates of three littermate German shorthaired pointer pups without CP, either wearing or not wearing (controls) the prosthesis, were measured. The results showed that the permanent use of this prosthesis does not impede palatal growth in the pups.
PB SAGE Publications
SN 0023-6772
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101441
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101441
LA eng
NO Martínez-Sanz, E., Casado-Gómez, I., Martín, C., López-Gordillo, Y., González, P., Rodríguez-Bobada, C., ... & Martínez-Álvarez, C. (2011). A new technique for feeding dogs with a congenital cleft palate for surgical research. Laboratory animals, 45(2), 70-80.
NO Miisterio de Sanidad de España
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 19 jul 2024