title: [A case report on the achondroplasia and its dental findings].
abstract: Achondroplasia is characterized by an undergrowth of arms and legs bones, low height and undergrowth of the Basis cranil. The name of this disease was called Chondrodystrohia foetalis before Parrot reported the name of this disease as Achondroplasia, distinguished from other similar diseases. We are reporting in this paper on an 11-year, 2-month-old girl with Achondroplasia. The dental findings as follows: 1) Open bite was observed for the front teeth. 2) The size, number, form and growth of the teeth were usual. 3) The tongue was a little bigger than usual. 4) According to X-ray cephalometric analysis, undergrowth of the Basis cranii and relative anterior cross-bite were visible.
authors.affiliation: Pedodontic Clinic of Kobe Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funakoshi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takaishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hieda
mesh_terms: D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*