Oral Manifestation in a Patient with Bilateral Duane Syndrome: A Case Report

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Edoardo Sicurezza G. Palazzo T. Mattina V. Nicotra

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Edoardo Sicurezza
Department of Orthodontics, Policlinico, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 78, Catania, Italy

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Duane syndrome is a rare retraction anomaly characterized by congenital non-progressive horizontal ophthalmoplegia and other systemic signs. No data has been yet registered about oral manifestation of Duane syndrome. In this article we present a six years old male patient was diagnosed as having Duane retraction syndrome. He presented skeletal Class III with both maxillary and mandibular protrusion, counter clock-wise mandibular rotation, lingualized maxillary and mandibular incisors, first mandibular molar agenesis, asymmetric morphology of the mandibular condyles and multiple decay lesions. Posteroanterior x-ray showed an asymmetrical craniofacial structure. The aim of this case report was to describe the oral signs of a patient affected by DRS.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Mon 25, Nov 2019
Accepted: Tue 17, Dec 2019
Published: Mon 30, Dec 2019

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© 2023 Edoardo Sicurezza. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.CRDOB.2019.01.02