Prosthetic treatment of a patient with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: A clinical report

Güler, Ahmet Umut; Ceylan, Gözlem; Özkoç, Oya; Aydıin, Murat; Cengiz, Nilgün

doi:10.1016/S0022-3913(03)00469-4

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Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 321-324, October 2003

Prosthetic treatment of a patient with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: A clinical report

Ahmet Umut Güler, DDS, PhD
- Research Assistant, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Gözlem Ceylan, DDS, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
- Reprint requests to: Dr Gözlem Koca Ceylan, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental Faculty of Ondokuz Mayıis University, Samsun, SamsunTurkey, Fax: 90-362-457-6032
Oya Özkoç, DDS
- Research Assistant, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Murat Aydıin, MD
- Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Nilgün Cengiz, MD
- Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

Abstract

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy syndrome (FSHD) is a rare hereditary myopathy characterized by muscle atrophy and weakness, particularly in the face and upper arms. Patients may also exhibit dental malocclusions. This article presents the prosthodontic treatment for an 18-year old male with FSHD.