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Orthodontic treatment considerations in Down syndrome patients

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Background: Down syndrome is an easily recognired congenital disease anomaly, a common autosomal chromosomal anomaly with high prevalence of malocclusion. Orthodontic treatment demand should be high but it seems difficult to be done because of specific condition of disability.
Purpose: The purpose ofthis literature review was to discribe the orthodontic problems found in Down syndrome patients and several consideration that shoud be done to treat them. Reviews: Many studies report the high prevalence of malocclusion among people with Down syndrome. There is a greater frequencv of clas III relationship, crossbite. crowding and also open bite. Several problems might appear in the treatment because of dental, medical, mental, and behavioural factor. Conclusion: IE is concluded that onhodonic treatment can be performed in Down syndrome patient, although several difficulties may appear. Goud consideratinn in mental, behavior. medical and also dental condition will influence whether the treatment will success or not. Special care and facililies will support the orthodontic treatment.
Key words: Down syndrome. orthodontic, malocclusion

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No. Panggil

Dental Journal, 45 (1) 2012 : 6-11

Penerbit

Surabaya : FKG Universitas Airlangga., 2012

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6p

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1978-3728

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orthodontics
down syndrome

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