Craniofacial and occlusal features of children with sickle cell disease compared to normal standards: a clinical and radiographic study of 50 paediatric patients.

A PashineRaghavendra Manjunath Shetty Sunaina Shetty YT Gadekar

Published in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2019)

Children with sickle cell disease showed delayed eruption of teeth, a tendency towards Class II molar relationship, with increased crowding in the lower anterior region, increased overjet and open bite when compared to the normal children. Children with sickle cell disease had severe and handicapping malocclusion as per DAI and DHC-IOTN indices and a tendency towards skeletal Class II with a vertical growth pattern.

Keyphrases

young adults
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
emergency department
minimally invasive
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors