Van der Woude syndrome: Management in the mixed dentition
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Sonahita Agarwal1, M R Dinesh, R M Dharma
1Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College, Jaipur, India.
Abstract:
This article presents the case of a patient with Van der Woude syndrome treated with orthodontic and orthopedic intervention in the mixed dentition stage. The patient had a bilateral cleft of the lip and alveolus accompanied by lip pits on the lower lip. Intra-orally, there was bilateral anterior and posterior cross-bite with a collapsed maxilla. The maxillary transverse deficiency was managed with orthopedic expansion and the second phase of treatment involved secondary alveolar bone grafting followed by retention with functional regulator-3. The mild maxillary retrognathia and deficient lip support was managed with dental compensation.
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