A cephalometric method to diagnosis the craniovertebral junction abnormalities in osteogenesis imperfecta patients
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Ríos Rodenas, Mercedes; de Nova García, Joaquín; Gutiérrez Díez, María Pilar; Feijóo, Gonzalo; Mourelle Martínez, Mª Rosa; Garcilazo, Mario; Ortega Aranegui, Ricardo
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Aquest document és un/a article, creat/da en: 2015
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a hereditary bone fragility disorder that in most patients is caused by mutations
affecting collagen type I. Their typical oral and craneofacial characteristics (Dentinogenesis imperfecta type I
and class III malocclusion), involve the dentist in the multidisciplinary team that treat these patients. It is usual to
perform lateral skull radiographs for the orthodontic diagnosis. In addition, this radiograph is useful to analyse the
junctional area between skull base and spine, that could be damaged in OI.
Pathology in the craneovertebral junction (CVJ) is a serious complication of OI with a prevalence ranging from rare
to 37%. To diagnosis early skull base anomalies in these patients, previously the neurological symptoms have been
appear, we make a simple cephalometric analysis of the CVJ. This method has four measurements and one angle.
Once we calculate the values of the OI patient, we compare the result with the mean and the standard deviations
of an age-appropriate average in healthy controls. If the patient has a result more than 2,5 SDs above the age-
appropriate average in healthy controls, we should to refer the patient to his/her pediatrician or neurologist. These
doctors have to consider acquiring another diagnostic images to be used to determine cranial base measurements
with more reliability. Thereby, dentists who treat these patients, must be aware of the normal radiological anatomy
of the cervical spine on the lateral cephalogram.
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