Abstract
The Silver-Russell Syndrome refers to primary dwarfism and is characterized by shortness of stature, asymmetry of the body, triangular shape of the face and variation in the pattern of esxual development.
This report concerns two cases of Silver-Russell Syndrome in 2 girls 6 years 3months and 6 years 1 month of age.
Observation were made from the dental point of view and the developmental changes.
The findings were as follows.
1) In both cases,“catch up growth”was observed by means of developmental evaluation of the wrist bone age.
2) It was suggested that a maloccluusion was caused by a discrepancy of the growth inboth jaws (the mandibule is smaller in relation to the mawilla). This waas special dental characteristic of this syndrome.
3) Severe dental caries were not a dental characteristic habits fo this syndrome, but it was suggested that bad food was due to anxiety about the short stature and was one of the indirect cause of severe dental caries.
4) Abnormal findings in regard to the function of the masticatory muscles were not observed.
