Sotos syndrome: a case report

Spec Care Dentist. 2006 Nov-Dec;26(6):257-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2006.tb01664.x.

Abstract

Sotos Syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by accelerated bone development, abnormal craniofacial morphology and psychomotor developmental retardation. The behavioral problems usually associated with the syndrome include poor social skills, anxiety and/or irritability. Oral findings include prognathism and a high-arched palate with premature eruption of the teeth. Delayed psychomotor development increases the risk for caries. A personalized preventive treatment plan with close supervision of the patient's oral health care is required. This paper documents a child diagnosed with Sotos Syndrome and describes the primary clinical features, the disease-specific craniofacial, oral and dental findings, and dental care management of this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities*
  • Dental Care for Chronically Ill*
  • Dental Caries / therapy
  • Dental Plaque / therapy
  • Developmental Disabilities*
  • Facies
  • Female
  • Gigantism*
  • Gingivitis / therapy
  • Humans
  • Syndrome