Estudo de anomalias craniofaciais e alterações dento-esqueletais raras

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to evaluate two types of rare craniofacial and dento-skeletal anomalies: hemifacial microsomia (HFM) and primary of failure eruption (PFE) of the permanent teeth. A literature review addressed to the three-dimensional evaluation methods of mandibular asymmetries in subjects with HFM, using conventional computed tomography (CT) and cone beam (CBCT) was conducted (Paper 1). CBCT data of 14 individuals with HFM and 35 subjects without HFM were selected and mandibular dimensions were evaluated and compared. Cephalometric landmarks were identified in the multiplanar images and panoramic reconstructions, and linear and angular measurements were performed for comparison between the right and left sides or affected and nonaffected sides of the mandible. InVivo Dental Software (Anatomage, San Jose, CA) was used in this evaluation. All variables showed a significant difference between the affected and non-affected side of the mandible in the HFM group, except the mandibular length, that presented similar dimensions on both sides. In the comparison between HFM and control groups, the angular measurements were significantly higher on the affected side and the mandibular ramus length on the non-affected side of HFM individuals was higher than in the control group. This type of growth pattern may be associated with bone compensations in the mandible of HFM individuals (Paper 2). In the study about rare dento-skeletal malformations, different approaches for the orthodontic treatment in adults and children with PFE were presented (Paper 3). Depending on the condition severity, the impact on the functional and aesthetic aspects in affected individuals can be significant and difficult to treat.