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Andrea Colaprico

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Orthopedic-orthodontic treatment of the patient with Turner's syndrome: Review of the literature and case report.

2018

Aims Turner syndrome (TS) patients have phenotypical variable presentations and they are more susceptible to endocrine, auto-immune, and structural anomalies. Typical clinical characteristics are short stature and premature ovarian insufficiency. Patients with TS show a typical cranial-facial morphology with bi-maxillary bi-retrusion, high-arched palate, micrognathia, and class II malocclusion. Aim of our study is to present the orthopedic-orthodontic treatment approach of a young TS patient and data of stability after 7 years. Methods and results A careful analysis of anamnestic data was performed. After extraoral and intraoral examination, cephalometric measurements and examination of mod…

medicine.medical_specialtyPalatal Expansion TechniqueCephalometryRadiographyTurner SyndromeMalocclusion Angle Class IIPremature ovarian insufficiencyShort statureoral pathology; orthodontics; rare disorders; Dentistry (all)Orthodontics CorrectiveCraniofacial Abnormalities03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine030225 pediatricsOral and maxillofacial pathologyTurner syndromeMedicineHumansrare disordersChildGeneral DentistryOrthodonticsorthodonticbusiness.industryElectromyography030206 dentistrymedicine.diseaseTurner's syndromeCombined Modality TherapyOrthopedic surgeryMasticatory MusclesDentistry (all)Femalemedicine.symptomMalocclusionoral pathologyorthodonticsbusinessSpecial 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
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