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Neusa Barros Dantas-Neta1, Carlos Henriquede Carvalho e Souza, Suyá Moura Mendes Alencar
1Student of the Dental Postgraduation Program at Federal University of Piauí (UFPI) - Teresina - PI, Brazil.
Introduction:
West syndrome (WS) is a rare age-related syndrome of epilepsy. The oral manifestations of WS are still unknown.
Objective:
To assess the oral health status and oral findings of a sample of WS children being treated at a specialized referral center.
Material And Methods:
The dental record forms of 528 children were searched at this center. Eight of the children had been diagnosed with WS.
Results:
The ages of those with WS ranged from 6 months to 13 years, and 62% of them were male. All of them were taking antiepileptic medication. Twenty-five percent of them had tongue interposition between the dental arches and a deep palate. The mean DMFT was .25 and dmft was 1.12.
Conclusion:
Patients with WS seem to have low caries experience, can have a deep palate, and may have their tongue positioned between the arches or on the incisive papilla.
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