title: Lowe syndrome: literature review and case report.
abstract: This paper is the first to describe dental findings and orthodontic characteristics of a young adult patient with Lowe syndrome. This syndrome is a rare genetic disorder inherited by a sex-linked pattern, involving primarily the kidneys, eyes and nervous system, which also present oral manifestations. This paper also present the results of careful extra and intra-oral evaluations and the findings of panoramic and cephalometric radiographs of an 18-year-old male with Lowe syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. antonioruellas@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Antônio Carlos O
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ruellas
authors.forename: Matheus M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pithon
authors.forename: Dauro D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Aluisio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D003481:Cuspid / Q000503:physiopathology; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000473:pathology; D008963:Molar / Q000002:abnormalities; D009800:Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000473:pathology