Syndromes Flashcards
Define congenital anomalies
structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life and
can be identified prenatally, at birth, or sometimes may only be detected later in infancy
Define deformation
Result of a mechanical defect without basic morphogenic defect
Define disruption
Result of the destruction of a structure normally formed
Define malformation
Intrinsic alteration of the affected tissue
Define dysplasia
Result of the differentiation and organization of a tissue
Genetic factors make up ____% of congenital malformations
90%
Environmental factors make up ____% of congenital malformations
1-%
What types of drugs can contribute to congenital malformations? (5)
- alcohol
- anticonvulsants
- antithyroid
- lithium
- thalidomine
What congenital infections can contribute to congenital malformations? (5)
- Toxoplasmosis
- rubeola
- CMV
- herpes
- syphilis
What maternal disorders can contribute to congenital malformations? (3)
- Diabetes
- Phenylketonuria
- Maternal hyperthermia
What physical agent can contribute to congenital malformations?
Ionizing radiation
The most frequent congenital malformations are? What are they related to? (3)
Cleft palate and Craniosynostosis
May or may not be associated to syndromes
Cleft palate makes up ____% of the total craniofacial malformations
15
Cleft palate affects ____ of births. Frequently in which ethnicities? (3)
1/1000 births.
Frequently in american and asian indians
What causes cleft palate?
Lack of coalescence between embryonic facial processes: No
union of nasomedial and maxillary process.
How many times is the palate formed?
Twice
When are the different palate formations?
• Primary palate: at the 6th week.
• Secondary palate: posterior part of the palate formed at
the 8th week
What is cleft lip?
Can range from a little notch in the coloured part of the lip to a
complete separation of the upper lip which can extend up and into the nose
What does complete cleft lip mean?
Meaning the cleft goes up into the nose
What is cleft palate?
A gap in the roof of the mouth
What divides the primary and secondary palate?
Incisive foramen
What was Victor Spina’s classification of cleft palate? (2)
- In function of the anatomical extension of the fissures
- embryonic origin
What are Victor Spina’s fissures ? (3)
- Transforament cleft
- Post foramen cleft
- Preforamen cleft
What are the affected areas for the transforamen cleft? (4)
- lip
- dental arch
- hard and soft palate
- up to the uvula
The transforamen cleft promotes…
total communication between nasal and oral cavities
The transforamen cleft can be…
unilateral or bilateral
What are the affected areas for the post-foramen cleft ?
Posterior palate
What are the affected areas for the pre-foramen cleft ?
- lips
- primary teeth up to the incisor foramen
Clinical manifestations of preforamen cleft?
Great diversity of clinical manifestations
What is keith’s scar? (2)
- Cut in cutaneous border of the lip
- seen in preforamen cleft
What happens in the pre-foramen cleft?
Rupture of maxilla & primary palate until the incisive foramen
Preforamen cleft laterality? (3)
- Unilateral
- bilateral
- medium (lip filtrum)
Extension of fissure in post-foramen cleft?
Variable extension starting at the uvula towards the incisive foramen
Post-foramen cleft: alveolar ridge?
Alveolar ridge remains complete even in the complete form
Post foramen cleft problems? (3)
- Not so important aesthetic problems: integral perioral musculature.
- Functional functional problems: phonation and swallowing.
Transforamen cleft fissures?
include primary and seconday palate
Transforamen cleft laterality?
Can be uni, bilateral or occupy the midline of the maxilla
Transforamen cleft segments?
Compromise from the lip to the uvula, dividing the maxilla into two segments or three (uni or bilateral
What dental alterations occur with cleft palate? (4)
- Loss of tooth support in teeth adjacent to the fissure
- Deviation in the eruption lines
- Slightly concave profile
- Posterior crossed bite by the collapse of the maxilla
What alterations (nondental) occur with cleft palate?
- Auditory alterations: Otitis media suppurativa, hearing loss
- Alterations in phonation
- Alterations in swallowing and feeding
- Psychological problems: self-esteem, rejection
Cleft palate treatment at 2 weeks? (2)
Impression taking for maxillary obturator.
Pre-surgical maxillary orthopedics for segment approximation
Cleft palate treatment at 3 months? (2)
Cheiloplasty.
Take impression for new shutter to
follow the growth
Cleft palate treatment at 1 year?
palatoplasty
Cleft palate treatment at 10-15 years?
Nasal bone surgery
What is craniosynostosis?
- premature closure of sutures produces a decrease in the
growth in that area - compensatory growth in other sutures
Craniosynostosis: head shape?
Depends on the fused suture, the age of the child at the moment of closure and the number of sutures involved
Craniosynostosis: premature closure of sagital suture?
It limits the lateral growth—-Dolicocephalic
Craniosynostosis: premature closure of cornoal suture?
It limits the sagital growth. It may be unilateral (plagicephalic) or bilateral (braquicephalic)
Craniosynostosis: premature closure of metopic suture?
Trigonocephalic
The metopic suture usually closes ….
At the 2nd - 6th month
The coronal suture usually closes ….
Between the 6th and 12th month
The sagittal suture usualy closes …
Between the 6th and 12th month
Craniosynostosis may be associated with…? (2)
Blindness and mental disability
What is oxicephalia? (3)
- Craniosyntosis
- bilateral affectation of coronal and sagittal sutures
- produces cranial hypertension (severest kind of craniosyntosis)
Oxicephalia doesnt affect… (2)
Doesn’t affect facial and cranial base growth
Craniosynostosis treatment? (2)
- The postural plagiocephaly is corrected with helmets.
* If necessary lineal craniotomy
What type of inheritance does Van der Woude syndrome have?
Autosomal dominant
What type of inheritance does Crouzon syndrome have?
Autosomal dominant
Apert syndrome inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Cleidocranial dysostosis inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Nasofrontal dyslasia inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Franceschetti syndrome inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Otomandibular dysostosis inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Pierre-robin syndrome inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Tricho dento osseous symdrome inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Ostogenesis imperfecta inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Acondroplasia inheritance?
Autosomal dominant
Van de woude syndrome? (3)
- Abnormal depressions and prominences in the lower lip (88%).
- Dental agenesis.
- It is the most frequent form of syndromic cleft palate.
What are the two types of Van de woude syndrome? (3)
- cleft lip with or without cleft palate
- cleft palate only
What is the most frequent form of syndromic cleft palate?
Van de woude syndrome
What is another name for crouzon syndrome?
craniofacial dysostosis
What is crouzon syndrome? (2)
- Premature cranial sinostosis producing facial malformations.
- Hypertelorism and exophthalmos
Crouzon syndrome treatment? (2)
• Lefort III osteotomy with complete facial advance (4-5
years).
• Progressive bone distraction of the facial middle third
At what age do we treat crouzon sydrome?
4-5 years old for the lefort 3 ostectomy
What is another name for apert syndrome?
Acrocephalosyndactyly
What is apert syndrome? (6)
- Premasture fusion of coronal and sagital sutures
- hypoplasia of facial middle third (present at birth)
- Wide nose, hypertelorism and exphthalmos
- heart alterations and mental disability
- syndactyly in hands and feet (fingers 2, 3, 4 fused)
- aplasia and ankylosis of articulations
Dental manifestations of crouzon syndrome?
Nasomaxilar retrusion creating a false prognatism and a class III malocclusion.
Dental manifestations of apert syndrome? (3)
- Frequent class III
- open or cross bite
What is cleidocraneal dysostosis? (2)
- Delayed closure of the anterior fontanella, producing a prominence of the frontal and
parietal bones—-> Brachycephalic skull. - Aplasia or hypoplasia of the collarbone
What are the dental manifestations of cleidocraneal dysostosis? (4)
- Brachycephalic skull
- Class III malocclusion
- delayed eruption
- supernumerary teeth
What is nasofrontal dysplasia? (4)
- Hypertelorism
- Non complete formation of the nose tip.
- Bifid anterior skull (V shaped)
- Cleft in the nose or lip