Abstract

Despite the fact that recent medical advances have improved the quality of life and increased the life expectancy of patients suffering from thalassaemia, no standard strategy or clinical guidelines are available for the correction of the presenting craniofacial anomalies. The aim of the present study is to review the craniofacial features of affected patients, and to discuss the orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment options available to manage the associated and characteristic facial deformity.

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Title
Oro-facial characteristics and the surgical correction of patients affected by beta-thalassaemia: a review of the literature and report of a case
Author
Tehranchi, Azita 1 ; Behnia, Hossein 2 ; Mostafa Sadeghi Ghochani 3 ; Younessian, Farnaz 4 

 *Preventive Dentistry Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 
 †Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 
 +Orthodontic Department, Dental School, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran 
 ±Dentofacial Deformities Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 
Pages
98-106
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
22077472
e-ISSN
22077480
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3155432970
Copyright
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