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

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

Giuseppe Marzo Maria Grazia Lacaita Andrea Colaprico Vitantonio Lacarbonara Lorenzo Lo Muzio Troiano Giuseppe Testa Nf Olga Di Fede Khrystyna Zhurakivska Angela Pia Cazzolla

subject

medicine.medical_specialty Palatal Expansion Technique Cephalometry Radiography Turner Syndrome Malocclusion Angle Class II Premature ovarian insufficiency Short stature oral pathology; orthodontics; rare disorders; Dentistry (all)Orthodontics Corrective Craniofacial Abnormalities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Oral and maxillofacial pathology Turner syndrome Medicine Humans rare disorders Child General Dentistry Orthodontics orthodontic business.industry Electromyography 030206 dentistry medicine.disease Turner's syndrome Combined Modality Therapy Orthopedic surgery Masticatory Muscles Dentistry (all)Female medicine.symptom Malocclusion oral pathology orthodontics business

description

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 models, appropriate orthopedic-orthodontic appliances were positioned in order to correct skeletal alterations due to primary pathology as much as possible. Consistent improvements were observed after the treatment. Clinical and radiographic follow-up at 7 years showed a net improvement of head posture and stability of the occlusal results. Conclusions An early diagnosis and appropriate orthopedic-orthodontic intervention allow to simplify the management of TS patients and provide satisfactory and stable results.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2018-01-01	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

10.1111/scd.12295 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29846955