Periodontite na primeira infância associada a síndrome de ehlers-danlos: relato de caso.

Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder of connective tissue and is mainly associated with the X chromosome. Its main physical manifestations reach the skin and joints, causing clinical signs such as hyperelasticity and hypermobility, respectively. It is classified into six subtypes, but there is a distinct type of this syndrome, type VIII, which is characterized by oral manifestations such as generalized aggressive periodontitis. The objective of this work is to present the clinical case of a 4 year old female patient, female, with a history of successive dental losses due to excessive mobility and loss of insertion. The remaining teeth present the same conditions together with the large accumulation of bacterial biofilm. In the anamnesis, a relevant family history of early dental loss related to permanent teeth was reported. In the consultation with a geneticist, it was reported that, in addition to the early dental losses among the relatives, it was common the presence of spots in the legs as well as the history of premature births. After the inheritance, along with the signs and symptoms presented by the patient and the family, the clinical diagnosis of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome was suggested. It was possible to observe with the report of this clinical case the importance that the dental surgeon has in identifying conditions that deviate from the standard of normality and of routine oral pathologies seeking to investigate possible correlations between these findings with some systemic impairment.