Rabia Anjum, Usman Jawad, Nadia Naseem.
ORO-Facial Dysfunction In Patients With Muscular Dystrophies.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;37(1):41-4.

Muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic neuromuscular disorders characterized by skeletal muscle weakness and wasting. Our aim was to observe the facial morphology and certain features of oro-facial function in patients with different forms of muscle dystrophy. This study was conducted in the Division of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology at University of Health Sciences after ethical review committee approval. A total of 100 patients with clinical suspicion of muscular dystrophy reporting at the Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health and Pakistan Society of Rehabilitation of Disabled (PSRD) Lahore from January 2010-2015were included.Among 100 patients, 77 were males while 23 were females. Mean age for onset of muscle weakness was 6.40± 4.226 years. A total of 6 patients presented with dysmorphic faces and jaw muscle weakness along with other characteristics suggesting other forms of muscular dystrophies. Muscular dystrophies involve facial morphology and alter the functioning of jaw muscles that carries both diagnostic and therapeutic implications.

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