title: How to maintain the oral health of a child with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is one of the most important disorders of the heart conduction system. It is caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway between the atria and the ventricles.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the present report, we describe the correct oral health management of a 12-year-old Caucasian girl with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We successfully undertook the dental care of a girl with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which we describe here.
authors.forename: Tsampikos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petroniatis
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dentistry, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences; Division of Gnathology; Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy. eleortu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortu
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marchili
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannoni
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marzo
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monaco
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome