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Restoration of a malformed primary incisor using digital technology in a pediatric patient with congenital Zika virus syndrome: A case report.

Isabella Fernandes CarvalhoLouise Cristina Pereira FreitasPhillipe Nogueira Barbosa AlencarDaniel de Sá CavalcanteJosé Luciano Pimenta CoutoPaulo Tarcio Aded SilvaDhaniel Anderson Olímpio BarbosaEllaine Dóris Fernandes CarvalhoFabrício Bitú Sousa
Published in: Journal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects (2022)
Zika virus congenital syndrome (ZVCS) is a congenital viral infection resulting from the transmission of the Zika virus (ZV) to the fetus during pregnancy. This report describes a clinical case involving a 20-month-old female child with ZVCS, who presented with systemic changes related to the syndrome, such as microcephaly, arthrogryposis, ocular and auditory changes, and oral changes such as delayed dental eruption, ogival (high-arched) palate, short lip frenum, and altered morphology of a superior primary incisor. For esthetic and functional rehabilitation of the oral health of this child, an indirect composite resin restoration was performed using intraoral digital scanning technology. This case presents an accurate, rapid, and comfortable restorative treatment option that might result in excellent outcomes in children with ZVCS or similar syndromes with neurological impairment.
Keyphrases
  • zika virus
  • dengue virus
  • oral health
  • aedes aegypti
  • case report
  • mental health
  • high resolution
  • young adults
  • working memory
  • metabolic syndrome
  • blood brain barrier
  • insulin resistance
  • cerebral ischemia