Oral findings in a typical case of achondroplasia

Celenk P., Arıcı S., Celenk C.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.236-238, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/147323000303100311
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.236-238
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: achondroplasia, retrognathic maxilla, macroglossia, open bite, cross-bite, PATIENT
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report a 16-year-old boy who had all the typical manifestations of achondroplasia but also had a skeletal and dental class III malocclusion, a narrow maxilla, macroglossia and an open bite between the posterior teeth. The narrow maxilla and bilateral cross-bite were treated with rapid palatal expansion. The open bite and irregular teeth were corrected with fixed orthodontic treatment, taking account of the macroglossia. This case is of clinical interest since dental class III malocclusion, posterior open bite, macroglossia and benign migratory glossitis have not previously been reported in achondroplasia.