title: Orthodontic and orthognathic management of a patient with Apert syndrome: a case report.
abstract: This case report describes the combined orthodontic and orthognathic management of a 14-year-old girl affected with Apert syndrome. She presented with a severe Class III skeletal relationship, midfacial hypoplasia and an large anterior open bite. Intraorally, she had severe crowding, a narrow maxilla and lateral posterior crossbites. The patient was treated with a combination of removable and fixed appliances, a transpalatal skeletal distractor and Le Fort I surgery. The extraoral characteristics improved and a good occlusal relationship between maxillary and mandibular teeth was achieved.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals of the KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. An.Verdonck@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verdonck
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: Carine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carels
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swinnen
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schoenaers
mesh_terms: D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000150:complications; D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D024343:Open Bite / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique