Prosthetic rehabilitation of a Crouzon patient: A case report

Crouzon syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, which can be defined as a variation of craniofacial dysostosis caused by the premature obliteration and ossification of two or more sutures. The growth pattern results in pseudoprognathism and malocclusions including an overcrowded or a widely spaced dent...

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Main Authors: Hanefi Kurt (Author), Burç Gençel (Author), Aydin C Kader (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Crouzon syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, which can be defined as a variation of craniofacial dysostosis caused by the premature obliteration and ossification of two or more sutures. The growth pattern results in pseudoprognathism and malocclusions including an overcrowded or a widely spaced dentition. Specifically maxillary arch is narrow, high, and V-shaped. Cleft palate and bifid uvula are other possible features in the oral cavity. This report describes a non-surgical treatment model to overcome the remaining significant Class III intermaxillary relation and excessive tooth loss to recover function and aesthetics for a 25-year-old Crouzon patient.
Item Description:0976-237X
0976-2361
10.4103/0976-237X.72794