ORAL CAVITY CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH DYSOSTOSIS CLEIDOCRANIALIS – CASE REPORT
<p>Background. Dysostosis cleidocranialis (DCC) is a rare systemic disease that can be classified as autosomaldominant hereditary dysplasia and presents with disease characteristical changes in mouth. These can cause severe psychological problems especially in adolescent patients.</p><...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2004-11-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2374 |
| Summary: | <p>Background. Dysostosis cleidocranialis (DCC) is a rare systemic disease that can be classified as autosomaldominant hereditary dysplasia and presents with disease characteristical changes in mouth. These can cause severe psychological problems especially in adolescent patients.</p><p>Conclusions. Orthodontic treatment of the facial sceletal and teeth abnormalities can be problematic in patients with DCC. Therefore, interdisciplinary planned dental/orthodontic rehabilitation is vital. This article presents a rehabilitation method in female patient with DCC.<br /><br /></p> |
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| ISSN: | 1318-0347 1581-0224 |