Assessment of the oral alterations in patients Down´s Syndrome of the APAE Mogi das Cruzes / SP

Authors

  • Camila Negretti Santangelo
  • Danieli Peixoto Gomes
  • Luiza de Oliveira Vilela
  • Tamy Shiozawa de Deus
  • Vinicius de Oliveira Vilela
  • Elaine Marcílio Santos UMC, UNICASTELO, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v7i1.744

Keywords:

Alterações oclusais, Mordida aberta, Síndrome de Down.

Abstract

The patients with Down syndrome have a genetic alteration resulting from the simple trisomy of chromosome 21 and present several oral alterations that dental surgeons ought to know in order to provide a good service. Thus, in this study, the aim was to assess the general and oral characteristics of 20 patients of the APAE from Mogi das Cruzes city, where they were submitted to examination and implementation of a questionnaire for assessing oral characteristics, occlusal changes and more frequent habits. The data were analyzed with the statistical software EpiInfo version 6.0 and Harvard Graphics, version 2.0. The main oral features observed were macroglossia, muscle hypotonia, oral breath, ogival palate, few cavities and severe periodontal disease. The most frequent malocclusions found in this sample were anterior open bite with posterior crossbite, Angle Class III or Pseudo-Class III due to muscle hypotonia and macroglossia. The results have enabled us to conclude that the patients have occlusal changes caused by skeletal and functional alterations, and which are frequently found in patients with the syndrome.

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Author Biographies

Camila Negretti Santangelo

Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes Rua Siqueira Campos, 106 – Jd Rincão – Arujá/SP Brasil- CEP 07400-000.

Danieli Peixoto Gomes

Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes Rua Carandaia, 207 – Ouro Fino – Ribeirão Pires/ SP Brasil- CEP 09443-040

Luiza de Oliveira Vilela

Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes Rua Boulevard Vila Lobos, 41 apt 22 bloco F- Jd Aquarius- São José dos Campos/SP Brasil- CEP 12242-020

Tamy Shiozawa de Deus

Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes Rua João de Oliveira Filho, 145 – Jd Real – Mogi das Cruzes/SP Brasil – CEP 08795-050

Vinicius de Oliveira Vilela

Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes Rua Boulevard Vila Lobos, 41 apt 22 bloco F- Jd Aquarius- São José dos Campos/SP Brasil- CEP 12242-020

Elaine Marcílio Santos, UMC, UNICASTELO, SP

Doutora em Odontopediatria pela Universidade de São Paulo, USP; Mestre em Odontologia (Patologia Bucal) pela Universidade de São Paulo, USP; Professora Titular da Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes / SP.

Published

2008-11-25

How to Cite

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Santangelo CN, Gomes DP, Vilela L de O, Deus TS de, Vilela V de O, Santos EM. Assessment of the oral alterations in patients Down´s Syndrome of the APAE Mogi das Cruzes / SP. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2008 Nov. 25 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];7(1):29-34. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/744

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