- Williams 증후군 환아의 치의학적 소견에 대한 증례 보고
- ㆍ 저자명
- 김지희,최병재,최형준,송제선,이제호,Kim. Ji-Hee,Choi. Byung-Jai,Choi. Hyung-Jun,Song. Je-Seon,Lee. Jee-Ho
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 대한장애인치과학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2008년|4권 1호|pp.12-16 (5 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한장애인치과학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with a frequency of one per 20,000~50,000 live births. It is caused by a deletion of one elastin allele located within chromosome subunit 7q11.23(long arm). This syndrome is frequently accompanied by disorders such as congenital heart disease, facial anomalies, mental retardation, and so on. The characteristic facial appearance includes full lips, rounded cheeks, broad forehead, periorbital fullness, flattened bridge of nose, small nose with anteverted nostril, long filtrum and low-set ears. In oral features, hypodontia, high prevalence of dental caries, microdontia, enamel hypoplasia, delayed eruption, and malocclusions have been found. Most adult patients with Williams syndrome lack social adaptability and lead seclusive lives, however, young patients are rather very friendly and talkative, and seem smarter than their actual intellectual quotients. They also tend to favor staying with grown-ups rather than mixing with their peers, and tend to present problematic temper tantrum during dental treatment.