Facial Pattern Of Children With Microcephaly

Oral health care involves dental development, the stomatognathic system, and craniofacial growth in early childhood in order to significantly reduce corrective measures. However, what about individuals with microcephaly? The present study explores the morphological diagnosis of the faces of these children. The study population corresponded to sevenBrazilian children with microcephaly, without other associated syndromes with the complete deciduous dentition. The data collection consisted of the analysis of the facial characteristics obtained from clinical records and photos from the front and lateral views of the face at rest. There was a predominance of the dolichofacial type (100%) in the frontal norm analysis. In the lateral norm analysis, there was a predominance of Standard II children (85.71%) compared to Standard I (14.29%) children. The proportion of severe Microcephaly (-3 SD) was higher in males (P = 0.04). There was no association between the severity of microcephaly and the facial type (P> 0.05), although the Standard II pattern was more prevalent in severe microcephaly (100% of cases). The recommendation for the longitudinal monitoring of the mandibular growth vector of these individuals is essential, which is significant for the diagnosis and prognosis of the orthopedic treatment while there is still craniofacial growth.