A patient with thalassemia major may develop a number of dental problems.
Dental issues for a patient with thalassemia major:
(1) malocclusion
(2) maxillary protrusion
(3) dental caries
(4) severe gingivitis
(5) abnormalities of the dental roots
(6) thin mandibular cortex (secondary to marrow proliferation)
(7) multiple diastemas
A number of defects in host defenses may occur, which can worsen the impact of dental infections:
(1) splenectomy
(2) immune defects
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Specialty: Otolaryngology
