Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 9

Oral Health Considerations in an Achondroplastic Child: A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Yogesh Chhaparwal1, R Vineetha2, Keerthilatha M Pai3, Shubha Chhaparwal4,
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 220 to 222

1Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal (Karnataka)

2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal (Karnataka)

3Dean and Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal (Karnataka)

4Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author: Shubha Chhaparwal, Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India-576104, Email: srathi18@gmail.com

Online published on 13 November, 2019.

Abstract

Achondroplasia is the most common form of skeletal dysplasia and is typically characterized by short stature and disproportionate limb shortening. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with full penetrance and consistent expression. Here we report general and dental findings in a 12 year old boy with achondroplasia with emphasis on special considerations during dental treatment.

Keywords

Stature, dwarfism, malocclusion