Gisele da Silva Dalben

Two groups of patients were evaluated in an attempt to achieve more information on the oral health status, association with cleft lip and palate, soft tissue alterations and prevalence of dental anomalies in patients with craniofacial syndromes. One group comprised 19 patients with craniosynostosis syndromes (Apert, Crouzon, Pfeiffer and Saethre-Chotzen syndromes) and the other group included 15 patients with Treacher Collins syndrome. The study was conducted by means of clinical and radiographic examination and evaluation of plaque (PHP and visible plaque index), caries (dmf-t and DMFT) and gingival indexes. The efficacy of oral hygiene control performed by the patients was also investigated. Both groups displayed high plaque index and poor efficacy of toothbrushing, with no statistically significant difference between patients with and without syndactyly in the group with craniosynostosis syndromes. Despite the plaque accumulation, the caries and gingival indexes found were not meaningful. Most patients with Treacher Collins syndrome had cleft lip and palate, especially isolated cleft palate. No cases of cleft lip and palate were found in the group of craniosynostosis syndromes, which in turn displayed frequent occurrence of lateral palatal swellings, especially among patients with Apert and Crouzon syndromes. There was a high prevalence of dental anomalies for both groups, especially enamel opacities and tooth agenesis, which might be additional characteristics related to the syndromes that have not been reported in the literature so far. Based on these results, a dental therapeutic protocol is proposed for patients with the aforementioned syndromes.

"Condições bucais de pacientes com craniossinostoses múltiplas sindrômicas e síndrome de Treacher Collins." / "Oral health status of patients with syndromic craniosynostosis and Treacher Collins syndrome."

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