Malocclusions and Orthodontic Management of Syndromic Patients:A Review

A good oral health is important for one and all, and especially in patients with syndromes. A syndrome is defined as “a set of signs or a series of events occurring together that often point to a single disease or condition as a cause”. Early diagnosis is important for having an effective treatment in these patients. The oral findings are generally the basis for diagnosis in early adolescence and is usually the time when a comprehensive orthodontic treatment is sought. Thus, orthodontists should be thoroughly aware of the patients syndrome and the clinical features with which they relate. The treatment intervention would likely require–aligning of teeth, management of cleft, management of functional shift such as–deviation, habitual posturing, arch coordination, and dis-impaction of teeth.

This review article aims to compile various clinical features of syndromes that are encountered in the dental office and the orthodontic aspects to be considered while treating such cases.