Alternative treatment for open bite Class III malocclusion in a child with Williams-Beuren syndrome

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira,Giovanni Modesto
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Franco,Eduardo Jacomino, Rocha,Denise Falcão Pinheiro da, Oliveira,Laudimar Alves de, Amorim,Rivadávio Fernandes Batista
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512015000100097
• topic: Chromosome deletion; Open Bite; Angle Class III malocclusion treatment; Protraction of the maxilla

Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a rare genetic condition that affects approximately 1 in every 20,000 - 50,000 live births. WBS children have specific skeletal deformities, dental malformations and rare lingual muscle dysfunction. The need for orthodontic and orthognathic therapy has arisen and has been considered a real clinical challenge even for experienced professionals, once it requires a complex and individualized treatment plan. This study reports a case of orthopedic expansion of the maxilla, in which a modified facial mask was used for protraction of the maxillary complex associated with clockwise rotation of the maxilla. In addition, special considerations about treatment time and orthopedic outcomes are discussed.