Open AccessCephalometric analysis of hard and soft tissues in a 12-year-old syndromic child: A case report and update on dentofacial features of Crouzon syndrome
Author(s) -
Karthik Nagaraju,
E Ranadheer,
Poonkuzhali Suresh,
Sharma Tarun
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.86378
Subject(s) - crouzon syndrome , craniosynostosis , craniofacial , medicine , maxillary hypoplasia , hypoplasia , orthodontics , craniofacial abnormality , soft tissue , dentofacial deformity , dentistry , distraction osteogenesis , orthognathic surgery , anatomy , radiology , biology , distraction , neuroscience , psychiatry
Crouzon syndrome or craniofacial dysostosis is a rare syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis, midfacial hypoplasia and exophthalmia. The abnormalities found in this syndrome change too much from case to case depending on the suture fusion order. We report a case of a 12 year old child and a mother showing variations in the dentofacial tissues clinically and radiographically. Subsequently, the application of digital software [Dolphin Imaging 11] enabled us to solve out the case as Crouzon syndrome by analyzing the skeletal and soft tissue alterations. An update of the effects of this syndrome on various systems and dentofacial features with emphasis on tooth abnormalities is documented.