Journal of Paediatric Dental Research and Practice

Vol 4(1&2) Editorial

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The editorial of the Journal of Paediatric Dentistry Research and Practice (JPDRP), the official publication of the Nigerian Association of Paediatric Dentistry, Volume 4, Issues 1 and 2

A Case Report of Oral Findings in a Patient with Apert Syndrome

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Background: Apert syndrome, also called acrocephalosyndactyly, is a very rare genetic condition. It is characterized by craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia and syndactyly with an autosomal dominant inheritance in most cases. Apert syndrome constitutes 4.5% of all cases of craniosynostosis, and it occurs in every 1 in 65,000 live births

Objective: To report a case of Apert syndrome in an 18-year-old with characteristic facial and oral features

Case presentation: An 18-year-old male with Apert syndrome presented with the characteristic craniofacial and oral features: Acrocephalic skull, exophthalmos, hypertelorism, downward slant of the palpebral fissures, depressed nasal bridge, syndactyly, retruded maxilla, prognathic mandible, bow-shaped lips, pseudocleft and malocclusion.

Conclusion: A multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals should be involved in giving early diagnosis, early surgical intervention and comprehensive rehabilitation to improve the quality of life of patients with Apert syndrome.

Oral, Otorhinolaryngologic and Ophthalmic Health of Primary School Children in a Sub-urban Population in Nigeria

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Background: Good vision, adequate hearing, speech and optimal oral health are essential parts of children's health, and these may negatively impact the academic performance of the children if adequate attention is not given.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of oral, otorhinolaryngologic and ophthalmic health of children of primary school age in this study location

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving primary school children in selected public and private schools in Ikenne Local Government area, Ogun State, Nigeria. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Babcock University Health Research Ethics Committee. Informed consent was distributed through all the children to their parents/legal guardians. All children who returned signed informed consent by their legal guardians were enrolled in the study. Oral, eye and otorhinolaryngological examinations were carried out by the investigators. Data were analyzed using STATA (Stata/MP 13), descriptive analysis was done for all the discrete variables, and P value was set at P> 0.05.

Results: A total of 465 children participated in the study; the mean age of the study participants was 9.34 ±2.28 years. Only 9.7% of the study participants had good oral hygiene, 32.3% had gingivitis, and 22.2% had dental caries. Over 20% of the children had one form of ophthalmic condition, with conjunctivitis and optic disc abnormality accounting for the highest ophthalmic findings. In addition, 40.0% had aural wax, 11.6% had allergic rhinitis, and 2.6% had Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM).

Conclusion: This study showed that the majority of the children in these rural communities had poor oral health, poor otorhinolaryngology health and fair ophthalmic health.