Oral and Physical Manifestations of a Patient with Trisomy 16: Report of an Unusual Case
Carmen Julia Rovira Ortiz1, Sofia Caraballo Meza2*, Antonio DÃaz Caballero3
Affiliation
1Dentist Periodontology, Department of Periodontology, University of Cartagena, Colombia 2Researcher, Department of Periodontology, University of Cartagena, Colombia
3Doctor of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Periodontology, University of Cartagena, Colombia
Corresponding Author
Sofia Caraballo Meza, Researcher, Department of Periodontology, University of Cartagena, Colombia, USA, E-mail: scaraballom@unicartagena.edu.co
Citation
Caraballo, S.M., et al. Oral and Physical Manifestations of a Patient with Trisomy 16: Report of an Unusual Case. (2016) J Dent & Oral Care 2(2): 1- 4.
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Abstract
Clinical report of a 27-year-old patient diagnosed with trisomy 16 and congenital cervical scoliosis; within the oral clinical manifestations of the disease were found agenesis of upper lateral incisors, ankyloglossia, over-inserted labial frenulum and high and arched palate; also the patient showed generalized marginal gingivitis associated to plaque with a loss of attachment level in dental organs 31 and 41.
Partial or complete trisomy 16 are considered non-compatible with life; this anomaly corresponds to 2% of the causes of abortion in the first trimester; SH and DP Roberts Duckett reported a case of survival of 10 months, and in this case, the survival is 27 years.
