Juvenile idiopatic arthritis in orthodontics: Case report with a 6-year follow-up.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a childhood disease that causes joint swelling and pain, and limitation in the range of joint movements. It is characterized by progressive destruction of the joints. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most frequent systemic inflammatory disease of the temporomandibular joint. When the temporomandibular joint is involved, orthodontic treatment becomes more challenging. This case report shows the treatment of a young patient with a Class II subdivision malocclusion and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Excellent results were achieved and maintained at the 6-year follow-up, when neither clinical symptoms nor radiographic changes in the temporomandibular joint were seen.
Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address: luciane.menezes@pucrs.br.
Luciane
L
Macedo de Menezes
Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Susana Maria
SM
Deon Rizzatto
Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Eduardo
E
Martinelli Santayana de Lima
Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Paulo Ricardo
PR
Baccarin Matje
Pediatric Rheumatology Ambulatory, São Lucas Hospital, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Maria Mercedes
MM
Picarelli
D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors