Open AccessInterdisciplinary approach of a patient with Down syndrome
Author(s) -
Florina-Maria Trîmbiţaş,
Anca-Oana Dragomirescu,
Sergiu-Alexandru Rădulescu,
Ecaterina Ionescu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian journal of stomatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6078
pISSN - 1843-0805
DOI - 10.37897/rjs.2015.3.1
Subject(s) - down syndrome , multidisciplinary approach , multidisciplinary team , medicine , intellectual disability , genetic disorder , psychology , pediatrics , physical therapy , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pathology , psychiatry , nursing , disease , sociology , social science
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs at an average frequency of 1 in 800 births. This syndrome, which develops as a result of the triplication of chromosome 21, is associated with characteristic facial features, mild to moderate intellectual disability, physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, low muscle tone. Orthodontic treatment in a patient with Down syndrome represents a real challenge, both in terms of the complex manifestations of this syndrome (whether they are systemic manifestations or strictly oral manifestations) and in terms of collaboration with specialists in other medical fields and more. This case illustrates the effectiveness of cooperation within the multidisciplinary treatment team and also the good collaboration with the pacient and especially with his parents.