Abstract

THIESEN, Guilherme; ILHA, Mariana Cezar; BORGES, Tássia Silvana  and  FREITAS, Maria Perpétua Mota. Turner syndrome case report: A multidisciplinary approach. Stomatos [online]. 2015, vol.21, n.40, pp. 12-20. ISSN 1519-4442.

Turner syndrome (TS) was first reported in the literature in 1938 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Henry Turner. This chromosomal alteration only affects female individuals, who have monosomy of the X chromosome. Only one X chromosome is functional, while the other sexual chromosome is either absent or abnormal. The main oral characteristics are transverse deficiency of the maxilla, mandibular retrognathism, anterior open bite, cleft palate, premature dental eruption, and alterations in the shape, size and thickness of teeth, with an increased number of roots on the first and second premolars. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical case of a patient with TS undergoing orthodontic treatment, and to emphasize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to patients with TS.

Keywords : Turner Syndrome; Corrective Orthodontics; Genetics.