Contemporary Clinical Dentistry (Jan 2010)

Prosthetic rehabilitation of a Crouzon patient: A case report

  • Hanefi Kurt,
  • Burç Gençel,
  • Aydin C Kader

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-237x.72794
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 3
pp. 196 – 200

Abstract

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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.

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