Dental arch dimensions and palatal height in children with Turner syndrome

Cvetanka Bajraktarova Miševska; Mirjana Kočova; Lidija Kanurkova; Gabriela Curcieva Cuckova; Marija Maneva; Emilija Bajraktarova Valjakova

doi:10.5937/sejodr2-15240

Cvetanka Bajraktarova Miševska Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
Mirjana Kočova Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Medical Faculty, Pediatric Clinic
Lidija Kanurkova Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
Gabriela Curcieva Cuckova Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
Marija Maneva Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
Emilija Bajraktarova Valjakova Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/sejodr2-15240

Abstract

Introduction: A complete or partial absence of an X chromosome in girls with Turner syndrome (TS) has an impact on dental archmorphology. The aim of this study was to analyze the sizes of dental arches as well as the height of the palatal vault in patients withTS, and to determine the influence of various karyotypes on the study variables.

Materials and methods: The study population sample consisted of 40 TS female patients, aged 9.2 to 18 years, and 40 healthy females aged 9.3 to 18 years, as the control group. The TS patients were subdivided according to karyotype (monosomy X, mosaic, andisochromosome). Dental arch width and length, and palatal height were measured directly on plaster dental casts.

Results: The results showed differences in the dental arch dimensions between TS and control groups. The maxillary dental arch was narrower and shorter, but the mandibular arch was shorter and of normal width in the TS group. The palate in TS patients were normal in height and did not differ from those of the control subjects. Although the dental arch dimensions and palatal height were slightly reduced in mosaic and isochromosome karyotypes compared with those in 45,X females, the investigation revealed nosignificant differences between the karyotypes.

Conclusions: Our findings indicate that the reduction of X chromosomal genetic material in Turner syndrome females results inthe reduction of dental arch dimensions, which is further reflected in the increased frequency of malocclusion in these individuals. Importantly, this study demonstrates that palatal height is normal, contrary to some reports in the literature. It is further significantthat the TS karyotype does not affect dentoalveolar morphology and palatal height.

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