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This cross-sectional study aimed at comparing craniofacial growth pattern in children affected by BWSp either treated or not treated with early TRS for severe macroglossia. Considering the invasive nature of such surgery, the present study could help in clarifying the need for TRS to reduce or prevent growth disturbances.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Orthopantomography and lateral skull x-ray images were taken either from surgically treated or non-surgically treated patients, aged 5 to 8\u00a0years, to compare dentoskeletal features and craniofacial growth by cephalometric analysis. Molecular testing results were collected from their medical records.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Eighteen BWSp patients were consecutively recruited: 8 underwent TRS at 14.9\u2009\u00b1\u20092.2\u00a0months of age, while 10 did not. Anterior open bite and dental class III were more frequently observed in the surgically treated group, but none showed skeletal class III. No statistically significant differences were observed in growth pattern, but children treated with TRS showed a tendency towards both maxillary and mandibular prognathism with protruding lower lip. Growth pattern seemed to be not related to molecular subtypes.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>These preliminary data suggest that early TSR does not improve craniofacial growth pattern and dentoskeletal features in BWSp children.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Clinical relevance<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Reductive glossectomy may not be justified for preventing or avoiding oro-facial deformities in BWSp; therefore, early monitoring of maxillofacial development of each affected child has a great clinical significance.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00784-023-05043-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,11]],"date-time":"2023-05-11T05:27:06Z","timestamp":1683782826000},"page":"4271-4277","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Dentoskeletal features and growth pattern in Beckwith-Wiedemann spectrum: is surgical tongue reduction always necessary?"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3796-3022","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrizia","family":"Defabianis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5854-1174","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rossella","family":"Ninivaggi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5172-299X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Federica","family":"Romano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"5043_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3445","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms22073445","volume":"22","author":"L Fontana","year":"2021","unstructured":"Fontana L, Tabano S, Maitz S, Colapietro P, Garzia E, Gerli AG, Sirchia SM, Miozzo M (2021) Clinical and molecular diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with single- or multi-locus imprinting disturbance. 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