title: Dental treatment of children with Angelman syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Angelman syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic neurological disorder. The main clinical characteristics of this syndrome are delayed neuropsychological development, intellectual disability, speech impairment, movement or balance disorder, and a behavioural uniqueness. The syndrome has oral manifestations such as diastemas, tongue thrusting, sucking/swallowing disorder, mandibular prognathism, a wide mouth, frequent drooling, and excessive chewing behaviour. The dental literature on the syndrome is scarce. The purpose of paper is to describe the interesting aspects of the dental treatment of a child with AS.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. chrismurakami@gmail.com
authors.forename: Christiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Maria Salete
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nahás Pires Corrêa
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nahás Pires Corrêa
authors.forename: José Paulo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nahás Pires Corrêa
mesh_terms: D017204:Angelman Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D013391:Sucking Behavior; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000628:therapy