Dental treatment in a hospital setting for a patient with Apert syndrome: A case report

Abstract

Apert syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome resulting from missense mutations in the encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor 2. This case discusses the provision of routine dental care for a 22-year-old female with Apert syndrome. This patient presented with characteristic features of the syndrome including syndactyly, craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia, and oral features such as dental crowding, impacted teeth, malocclusion, anterior open bite, and lateral swellings of the palatine processes. These characteristic oral and craniofacial findings provide unique challenges for dental practitioners. Proper management of this case required multidisciplinary care delivered in a hospital setting. Together, general dentists and oral surgeons performed extractions and routine prophylaxis without complication for this patient.