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Dental findings and special care in patients with Angelman syndrome: a report of three cases
Author(s) -
de Queiroz Alexandra Mussolino,
de Siqueira Melara Talitha,
Fernandes Ferreira Paula Dariana,
Lucisano Marília Pacífico,
De Rossi Andiara,
NelsonFilho Paulo,
Bezerra Silva Raquel Assed
Publication year - 2012
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.1754-4505.2012.00292.x
Subject(s) - medicine , angelman syndrome , hypotonia , pediatrics , intellectual disability , tongue , incidence (geometry) , dentistry , audiology , psychiatry , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , optics , gene
ABSTRACT Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurogenetic disorder, characterized by intellectual disability, movement or balance disorders, specific abnormal behaviors, and severe speech and language limitations. Due to its low incidence and the nonspecifity of developmental problems in newborns and young children, AS is not easily identified by clinical pediatricians. The aim of this paper is to present three cases of AS, reporting the orofacial characteristics and requisite dental care in these patients. Interestingly, this investigation found that certain typical features of mouth breathing syndrome, such as long and narrow faces, open mouth, shortened upper lip, lowered mandible position, shadows under the eyes (infraorbital cyanosis), muscular hypotonia, and enlarged and anteriorized tongue, were present in the three studied AS patients.