Orthodontic treatment and aesthetic rehabilitation in a patient with Turner syndrome: A case report.

Autor: Marçal FF; Department of Orthodontics, Christus University Center, Fortaleza, Brazil., Costa ACF; Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil., Magalhães IA; Department of Dentistry, Christus University Center, Fortaleza, Brazil., Guerra LMC; Department of Orthodontics, Christus University Center, Fortaleza, Brazil., Lopes LLA; Department of Orthodontics, Christus University Center, Fortaleza, Brazil., Alves E Silva FCF; Department of Aesthetic Rehabilitation, Christus University Center, Fortaleza, Brazil., Vieira-Meyer APGF; Department of Pediatrics and Special Need Care Patients, Christus University Center, Fortaleza, Brazil.; Family Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Eusébio, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry [Spec Care Dentist] 2020 Sep; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 498-505. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 16.
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12495
Abstrakt: Aims: This case report describes an orthodontic and aesthetic rehabilitation in a patient with Turner syndrome.
Methods and Results: Careful anamnesis was performed to find the patient's medical history. Based on dental casts, radiographies and photographies it was observed alterations in the craniofacial complex, in the occlusion and in the dental morphology. For the orthodontic treatment, rapid maxillary expansion was performed, followed by the use of fixed orthodontic appliance. At the end, aesthetic rehabilitation, with direct composite resin veneers, was utilized for the correction of existing diastema. Treatment goals were achieved by observing an improvement in facial and smile harmony.
Conclusion: The orthodontic treatment followed by aesthetic rehabilitation of dental morphology showed to be feasible in a patient with Turner syndrome based on an early diagnosis and craniofacial growth follow-up.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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