Abstract

CANCINO GONZALEZ, Javiera; GUTIERREZ, Sergio  and  FONSECA ESCOBAR, Diego. Dental management in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Narrative review. Rev. Asoc. Odontol. Argent. [online]. 2023, vol.111, n.2, pp.3-3. ISSN 2683-7226.  http://dx.doi.org/10.52979/raoa.1110851.1213.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a hereditary disease, produced by chromosomal mutations that can have an autosomal behavior, which can be dominant, recessive or X-linked. It is characterized by defects in the enzymes responsible for the structure and synthesis of collagen. In view of the 20 existent types of collagen, this syndrome is extremely heterogeneous in its clinical presentation, as well as in its progression and evolution. Within the usual signs and symptoms, we find joint hyperlaxity, skin hyperelasticity and hyper-ecchymosis of the blood vessels.

Regarding the complications that these patients can present, we find joint dislocations, skin fragility, joint pain, rupture of large blood vessels, difficulty in healing and, consequently, a higher incidence of infectious processes and unsightly scars. It presents an incidence of 1 case every 2.500-5.000 live births. Therefore, it is essential that the dentist is familiar with the medical-dental management of these patients, in order to be prepared to provide them with adequate treatment and respond to possible complications that may arise.

In this review, results were manually extracted from articles, indexed in the PUBMED and EBSCO databases, that respond to the search for the terms Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dental management and oral surgery. The aim was describing the medical-dental management of patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to date.

Keywords : Dental management; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; oral surgery.

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