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Dental team management for a patient with Klippel–Feil syndrome: Case report
Author(s) -
De Deus Moura de Lima Marina,
Ortega Karem Lopez,
Araújo Luis Carlos Arias,
Soares Marcelo Melo,
De Magalhães Marina Helena Cury Gallottini
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00101.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ptosis , palpebral fissure , klippel–feil syndrome , scoliosis , abnormality , craniofacial , surgery , psychiatry
Klippel–Feil syndrome (KFS) is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by a short neck, a low posterior hairline, and limited head movement. Occasionally, patients with KFS may also show signs of deafness, intellectual disability, cardiac malformation, palpebral ptosis, facial nerve paralysis, cleft palate, and scoliosis. Although some researchers have documented this syndrome, scant attention has been paid to craniomaxillofacial manifestations and dental treatment of patients with KFS. The objective of this case report was to describe the planning and execution of dental treatment for a 10‐year‐old male patient with KFS.