Lowe syndrome: literature review and case report

• Localización: Journal of orthodontics, ISSN-e 0301-228X, ISSN 1465-3125, Nº. 335, 2008, págs. 156-160
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper is the first to describe dental findings and orthodontic characteristics of a young adult patient with Lowe syndrome. This syndrome is a rare genetic disorder inherited by a sex-linked pattern, involving primarily the kidneys, eyes and nervous system, which also present oral manifestations. This paper also present the results of careful extra and intra-oral evaluations and the findings of panoramic and cephalometric radiographs of an 18-year-old male with Lowe syndrome.