<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Despite the fact that recent medical advances have improved the quality of life and increased the life expectancy of patients suffering from thalassaemia, no standard strategy or clinical guidelines are available for the correction of the presenting craniofacial anomalies. The aim of the present study is to review the craniofacial features of affected patients, and to discuss the orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment options available to manage the associated and characteristic facial deformity.</p></abstract>

Despite the fact that recent medical advances have improved the quality of life and increased the life expectancy of patients suffering from thalassaemia, no standard strategy or clinical guidelines are available for the correction of the presenting craniofacial anomalies. The aim of the present study is to review the craniofacial features of affected patients, and to discuss the orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment options available to manage the associated and characteristic facial deformity.

Oro-facial characteristics and the surgical correction of patients affected by beta-thalassaemia: a review of the literature and report of a case

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Despite the fact that recent medical advances have improved the quality of life and increased the life expectancy of patients suffering from thalassaemia, no...

Oro-facial characteristics and the surgical correction of patients affected by beta-thalassaemia: a review of the literature and report of a case

Published Online: Aug 15, 2021

Page range: 98 - 106

Received: May 01, 2013

Accepted: Jan 01, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-145

© 2015 Azita Tehranchi et al., published by Sciendo

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