Dental management of a patient with Turner syndrome.
A case is presented of a pediatric patient with Turner syndrome. The presence of multiple carious teeth, a cardiovascular abnormality and the need for prophylactic antibiotics necessitated full mouth dental rehabilitation with the use of general anesthesia. Medical and dental complications, as well as options, are discussed.
Vandewalle
K S
KS
Department of General Dentistry, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Castro
G W
GW
Camm
J H
JH
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D002648:Child; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000209:etiology; D011292:Premedication; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications
D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin