Oral implant rehabilitation in a patient with Moebius syndrome

• Jaume Escoda-Francolí ^[1] ; María-Ángeles Sánchez-Garcés ^[1] ; Cosme Gay-Escoda ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de Barcelona

     Universitat de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, ISSN-e 1698-6946, Vol. 14, Nº. 6 (June), 2009
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Introduction: Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by unilateral or bilateral involvement of the sixth and seventh cranial nerves, resulting in a lack of facial expression and eye movements. These patients suffer a series of oral manifestations that may complicate their dental treatment, such as facial and tongue muscle weakness, uncontrolled salivation secondary to defi cient lip sealing, micrognathia, microstomia, bifi d uvula, gothic and fi ssured palate, fi ssured tongue, and glossoptosis. The underlying etiology remains unclear, though vascular problems during embryogenesis appear to be involved.

    Clinical case: We report the case of a woman with Moebius syndrome and total edentulism. Eight years ago she underwent complete oral rehabilitation with the placement of two implants in each dental arch.

    Discussion: Moebius syndrome has still an unknown etiology, although it is related to disorders during pregnancy.

    This kind of patient can be rehabilitated using oral implants.