title: Dental anomalies in patients with Down syndrome.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of dental anomalies in Brazilian patients with Down syndrome. A sample with 49 panoramic x-rays of syndromic patients aged 3 to 33 years (22 male and 27 female) was used. The characteristics of dental anomalies were observed in the panoramic radiographs in both the primary and permanent dentition, according to the ICD (International Classification of Diseases). The corresponding tables and percentile analysis were elaborated. There was a high incidence of syndromic patients with different types of anomalies, such as taurodontism (50%), proven anodontia (20.2%), suspected anodontia (10.7%), conic teeth (8.3%) and impacted teeth (5.9%). In conclusion, patients with Down syndrome presented a high incidence of dental anomalies and, in most cases, the same individual presented more than one dental anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry of São José dos Campos, State University of São Paulo, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. eli@fosjc.unesp.br
authors.forename: Mari Eli Leonelli
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: Luiz Cesar
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: Gustavo Nogara
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Dotto
authors.forename: Patrícia Pasquali
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Dotto
authors.forename: Luis Roque de Araújo
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications; D055815:Young Adult