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Hilla University College Journal For Medical Science

Document Type

Review

Keywords

Syndrome, Rare disorders, Oral ulceration, Oral findings, Oral mucosa, Oral manifestations

Abstract

Rare medical syndromes may directly relate to the oral health status and, so far, affect the oral and dental management provided to the patients by dentists. Among many clinical features of these rare syndromes, the oral findings may include oral exophytic lesions, recurrent oral ulcerations, hemangiomas, vascular lesions, bone lesions, altered immune response with poor wound healing, and oral and craniofacial features which may require management by a team of different dental specialties. Some characteristic oral findings are considered prognostic or diagnostic for more serious or acute conditions that require urgent interventions. The aim of this review is to offer the general dental practitioner, dental specialists, and the oral medicine specialists with brief reviews about some rare syndromes that are characterized by multiple oral, dental, and craniofacial features and findings. Google Scholar, the National Library of Medicine (PubMed/MEDLINE), PubMed Central (PMC), and ScienceDirect are the main electronic databases that have been searched. Research articles, case reports, and review literature were involved in the present paper. In conclusion, early oral diagnosis and intervention in some rare conditions associated with characteristic oral, cranial, and facial features may reduce the need for more complicated treatment plans.

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