Tuberous sclerosis: a case report.
A case of tuberous sclerosis (TS) with classic triad of seizures, mental deficiency and angiofibromas is presented. The child also presented with self-mutilating behavior, which resulted in the fracture of her anterior teeth. A comprehensive treatment was rendered to the patient under general anesthesia and a mouth guard was given to prevent further trauma to the teeth.
Babu
K L Girish
KL
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore-575018, Karnataka, India.
Rai
Kavitha
K
Hegde
Amitha M
AM
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000209:etiology*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology*