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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep;49(3):214-8.
doi: 10.4314/gmj.v49i3.13.

The Orthodontic Management of an Adult with Sickle Cell Disease

K G Amoah  1 , M Newman-Nartey  1 , I Ekem  2
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The Orthodontic Management of an Adult with Sickle Cell Disease

K G Amoah et al. Ghana Med J. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by abnormally shaped red cells. SCD frequently exhibits multisystemic manifestations including oral and craniofacial disorders. Craniofacial features such as maxillary protrusion and more forward growth of the mandible with significantly retruded maxillary and mandibular incisors are common. When a patient with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) needs orthodontic treatment, it is important for the practitioner involved to know about the disease and the respective treatment because of the importance of complete blood supply after application of intraoral and extraoral forces. This article describes a sickle cell HbSS patient with orthodontic problems and how she was successfully managed at the University of Ghana Dental School.

Keywords: craniofacial features; gnatopathy; orthodontic treatment; sickle cell disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared

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Pre-treatment intraoral photograph
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Pre-treatment extra-oral photographs
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intraoral photograph showing fixed braces with Nance button
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Post-treatment extra-oral photographs
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Post-treatment intraoral photographs
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