Oral Manifestation in a Patient with Bilateral Duane Syndrome: A Case Report

Abstract

Duane syndrome is a rare retraction anomaly characterized by congenital non-progressive horizontal ophthalmoplegia and other systemic signs. No data has been yet registered about oral manifestation of Duane syndrome. In this article we present a six years old male patient was diagnosed as having Duane retraction syndrome. He presented skeletal Class III with both maxillary and mandibular protrusion, counter clock-wise mandibular rotation, lingualized maxillary and mandibular incisors, first mandibular molar agenesis, asymmetric morphology of the mandibular condyles and multiple decay lesions. Posteroanterior x-ray showed an asymmetrical craniofacial structure. The aim of this case report was to describe the oral signs of a patient affected by DRS.