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Dental management of a patient with Moebius syndrome: A case report
- Source :
- World Journal of Clinical Cases
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2021.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Moebius syndrome (MBS) is a nonprogressive and rare congenital neuromuscular disorder involving the facial nerve and abductor nerve; it mainly manifests as facial paralysis and eye strabismus paralytic symptoms. Tissues in the oral cavity are also compromised, characterized by microstomia, micrognathia, tongue malformation, cleft lip, high arched palate or cleft palate, bifid uvula, and dental malocclusion. Therefore, dentistry plays a fundamental and crucial role in caring for these individuals. However, there is limited available data on MBS treatment, particularly regarding dental management. CASE SUMMARY This case report presents dental treatment of a 21-year-old man with MBS and discusses crucial interactions among oral complications of MBS. In this case, the patient was clinically characterized by congenital neuromuscular disorder, occlusal disorders, and tooth and gum problems. It is noteworthy that the patient presented early eruption of deciduous teeth 2 mo after birth, which has not been reported in other MBS cases and suggests a potentially new clinical manifestation of this syndrome. It is important to note that MBS cannot be cured, and oral manifestations of this syndrome can be managed by a multidisciplinary health care team that helps the patient maintain oral hygiene and dental health. After a series of oral treatments, no obvious poor oral hygiene, swollen gums, or abnormal imaging results were observed after 2 years of follow-up. CONCLUSION This case addressed the oral clinical manifestations of MBS and difficulties experienced during dental management, and suggested early tooth eruption as a potentially new clinical manifestation of this syndrome. Knowledge of the loop-mediated association among oral complications of this syndrome is essential to perfecting treatments.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
animal structures
business.industry
Microstomia
Tooth eruption
Moebius syndrome
Oral complications
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Oral hygiene
Facial nerve
Congenital neuromuscular disorder
Facial paralysis
stomatognathic diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Early tooth eruption
Tongue
Case report
medicine
Dental treatment
Oral anomalies
business
Dental malocclusion
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23078960
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Journal of Clinical Cases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b1c7f27ebc353e1b66fe93d3cd4e0c2d