Orthodontic treatment for a patient with Pierre-Robin sequence complicated by juvenile periodontitis.
OBJECTIVE
To arrest the advancement of periodontitis.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
Combined orthodontic-periodontic-prosthodontic treatment arrested the advancement of the periodontitis and established a stable occlusion.
Okada
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Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama City, Japan.
Yamashiro
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Tenshin
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Takano-Yamamoto
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D000293:Adolescent; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002508:Cephalometry; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003765:Models, Dental; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy