Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up

INTRODUCTION: Becker muscular dystrophy is an X-chromosomal linked anomaly characterized by progressive muscle wear and weakness. This case report shows the orthodontic treatment of a Becker muscular dystrophy patient with unilateral open bite. METHODS: To correct patient's malocclusion, genera...

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Autores principales: Aristizabal, Juan Fernando, Smit, Rosana Martínez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dental Press International 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2176-9451.19.6.037-045.oar
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description INTRODUCTION: Becker muscular dystrophy is an X-chromosomal linked anomaly characterized by progressive muscle wear and weakness. This case report shows the orthodontic treatment of a Becker muscular dystrophy patient with unilateral open bite. METHODS: To correct patient's malocclusion, general anesthesia and orthognathic surgery were not considered as an option. Conventional orthodontic treatment with intermaxillary elastics and muscular functional therapy were employed instead. RESULTS: After 36 months, open bite was corrected. The case remains stable after a 5-year post-treatment retention period.
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spelling pubmed-43474092015-03-03 Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up Aristizabal, Juan Fernando Smit, Rosana Martínez Dental Press J Orthod Articles INTRODUCTION: Becker muscular dystrophy is an X-chromosomal linked anomaly characterized by progressive muscle wear and weakness. This case report shows the orthodontic treatment of a Becker muscular dystrophy patient with unilateral open bite. METHODS: To correct patient's malocclusion, general anesthesia and orthognathic surgery were not considered as an option. Conventional orthodontic treatment with intermaxillary elastics and muscular functional therapy were employed instead. RESULTS: After 36 months, open bite was corrected. The case remains stable after a 5-year post-treatment retention period. Dental Press International 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4347409/ /pubmed/25628078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2176-9451.19.6.037-045.oar Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up
title_full Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up
title_fullStr Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up
title_full_unstemmed Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up
title_short Orthodontic treatment in a patient with unilateral open-bite and Becker muscular dystrophy. A 5-year follow-up
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347409/
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