PURPOSE Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a progressive neuropathy, characterized by somatic and skeletal abnormalities, and by a variety of oral and diet disturbances. The purpose of the study was to assess the alveolar bone height at the molar areas of children and adolescents with FD. METHODS The distance from the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) to the alveolar bone crest (ABC) was measured on r...

Difficulty in swallowing, starting soon after birth and resulting in aspiration pneumonia, may be due to: pharyngeal incoordination; cerebral palsy; familial dysautonomia; poliomyelitis with bulbar palsy; agenesis of bulbar nuclei; or myasthenia gravis. Pharyngeal incoordination mainly affects premature babies and usually lasts from two to four weeks (Avery, 1964; Scott-Brown, Ballantyne, and G...