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Orthodontic treatment for a patient with Pierre-Robin sequence complicated by juvenile periodontitis
K Okada1, T Yamashiro, S Tenshin
1Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama City, Japan.
Abstract
Objective:
To arrest the advancement of periodontitis.
Patient:
A 17-year-old boy diagnosed with Pierre-Robin sequence at birth exhibited localized juvenile periodontitis. Severe bone loss and mobile teeth were localized in the incisors and molars, which were irregularly positioned, possibly associated with a residual scar from palatoplasty for a soft palate cleft at an early age.
Conclusion:
Combined orthodontic-periodontic-prosthodontic treatment arrested the advancement of the periodontitis and established a stable occlusion.