Adult orthodontic treatment: a challenging case report

Mussa, R.; Smith, J.; Zins, J.E.

General Dentistry 47(6): 612-616

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0363-6771
PMID: 10687457
Document Number: 501437
The case of a 61-year-old woman with a primary diagnosis of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia and severe maxillary and mandibular spacing as well as anterior and posterior crossbites is presented. Clinical findings led to a diagnosis of macroglossia which required partial glossectomy in addition to comprehensive orthodontic treatment to correct malocclusion.

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