Cephalometric evaluation of hyoid bone position in a patient with Down syndrome: Case report
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2012-02-01
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Ferraz, M. J. Pereira Coelho [UNESP]
Gomes, M. F. [UNESP]
Matsui, M. Y. [UNESP]
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The hyoid bone contributes to the maintenance of the airway, chewing and swallowing, given to its anatomical and functional relations to the craniocervical complex. Cephalometric analysis has great importance for orthopedics, orthodontics and oral maxillary surgery. For the treatment of patients with special care needs, the cephalometric evaluation of the position of the hyoid bone should also contribute as a complementary element for dental diagnosis and the selection of the adequate treatment. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the alteration of the hyoid position after carrying out the functional orthopedic maxillary treatment in a 9 year-old patient with Down Syndrome. Initial cephalometric analysis revealed inadequate position of hyoid bone. The association of speech therapy to dynamic functional rehabilitation of jaws showed a positive effect in occlusal relation and facial expression. After treatment, all dimensions obtained from the hyoid triangle were higher than initial ones, except the anterior-posterior value of C3-H, which suggested function improvement of stomatognathic system. Once considered its anatomical and physiological relationship with the others structures of the stomatognathic system, cephalometric analysis of hyoid bone position was helpful to the comprehension of the craniofacial abnormalities related to chromosomal anomaly, and thus is essential to the interdisciplinary dialogue.
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Cephalometry, Craniofacial abnormalities, Down syndrome, Hyoid bone, bruxism, case report, cephalometry, child, dentition, facial expression, human, hyoid bone, male, mouth breathing, orthopedic surgery, school child, speech therapy, stomatognathic system
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Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, v. 171, n. 1, p. 85-90, 2012.