A study of elbow crease and some dental anomalies in patients with downs’ syndrome

Abstract

Downs' syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from trisomy
21 chromosome. It was the first chromosomal abnormality
discovered in humans and has also been observed in other primate.
Patient and methods:
The elbow crease associated with enamel anomalies in teeth
was studied in 44 males and 16 Females patients with Down
syndrome in mentally retarded institutions aged from 8-10 years in
Baghdad city.
Aim of study:
The aim of the present study is to know the frequency of the
presence or absence forms of this crease: in addition to know the
relation between elbow crease and enamel anomalies in primary
and permanent teeth from the genetic side.