gingivitis/seizures

OBJECTIVE Periodontal diseases are common in most populations and affect people at all socioeconomic levels. Evidence suggests that patients with epilepsy actually have higher risks of dental disease and increased oral health needs, but the frequency and consequences of poor controlled seizures on

Pallister-Killian syndrome (PKS) is a rare sporadic multi-systemic developmental disorder caused by a mosaic tetrasomy of the short arm of chromosome 12. A wide range of clinical characteristics including intellectual disability, seizures, and congenital malformations has previously been described.

METHODS Haven is an 11-year-old primary care patient who you have followed since her birth. She was the 9 lb 6 oz product of a 38-week gestation complicated by maternal hypertension and seizure disorder treated with tegretol. Her delivery and neonatal course were uneventful. She was diagnosed with

The aim was to analyze systemic and oral aspects of patients with myelomeningocele (MMC), relevant for their dental treatment. Dental treatment of these individuals requires the dentist's extensive knowledge and careful information to determine the dental treatment plan. Thirty participants aged 3

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to evaluate the oral hygiene status and dental treatment requirements in children with epilepsy. METHODS The treatment group consisted of 211 children with epilepsy (120 boys and 91 girls, 4-15 years old, mean age 7.85 + or - 2.98 years). The control group

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and side effects of oral mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors in children and adolescents with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and intractable epilepsy or subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA). METHODS Single-center series of 13 children and