Abstract
Angelman syndrome(AS) is a rare genetic neurological disorder. The main clinical characteristics of this syndrome are delayed neuropsychological development, intellectual disability, speech impairment, jerky movements especially hand-lapping, frequent laughter or smiling.AS is a classic example of genetic im- printing in that it is usually caused by deletion or inactivation of genes on the maternally inherited chro- mosome 15. The syndrome has oral manifestations such as diastemas, tongue thrusting, sucking/swallow- ing disorder, mandibular prognathism, frequent drooling, and excessive chewing behavior. The purpose of this paper is to describe the interesting aspects of the dental treatment of a childe with AS. Abstract 교신저자: 현홍근
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