TY  - JOUR
AU  - Guillermo de Vicente Aguilera
AU  - Vilma Umanzor Bonilla
AU  - Katherine Santely
AU  - Linsey Peraza
AU  - Hugo Romero
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/11/14
TI  - Diagnosis and Treatment of Gingival Enlargement in a Patient with Williams Syndrome: Case Report
JO  - Case Reports and Reviews
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
AB  - Introduction: Williams-Beuren syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disease that affects approximately
1,20,000 live births. Patients with WS have specific skeletal deformities, distinctive facial features,
growth retardation, mild to moderate intellectual disability, structural cardiovascular anomalies,
abnormalities in dental morphology such as: peg-shaped incisors, bud-shaped maxillary first molars,
microdontia, dental fusion and enamel hypoplasia, they also present class II and III malocclusion,
anterior open bite, deep bite, anterior crossbite, tongue thrust, excessive interdental spaces and gingival
enlargement. Case presentation: A 17-year-old male patient presented to the Periodontics Specialty of
the Dental Hospital of the Catholic University of Honduras. Obtaining medical history revealed that
the patient was diagnosed with WS immediately after birth. Upon questioning, the patient reported
congenital heart disease; aortic stenosis and arterial hypertension. Conclusions: Due to the multiple
manifestations in patients with Williams syndrome, it is important to make a thorough diagnosis and
multidisciplinary treatment.
SN  - 2693-1516
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2693-1516.1038
DO  - 10.33425/2693-1516.1038