Fetal alcohol syndrome: case report and review of the literature

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007 Mar;103(3):e20-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2006.09.016. Epub 2006 Dec 22.

Abstract

Due to the significant increase in the incidence and prevalence of the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in developing and developed nations, it is important that dental professionals recognize this condition. Patients with FAS have orofacial characteristics and various psychological and physical symptoms that may affect a dental treatment plan. This article reviews the prevalence, incidence, alcohol dose response and metabolism, and clinical characteristics of FAS. A case demonstrating moderate signs of the condition is included to illustrate some of the characteristics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Dental Care for Chronically Ill / methods*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Facies
  • Female
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / epidemiology
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / metabolism
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / pathology*
  • Growth Disorders / etiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intellectual Disability / etiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Prevalence
  • Tooth Abnormalities / etiology*
  • United States / epidemiology