Abstract
We encountered a girl patient with von Recklinghausen disease who consulted our department with a chief complaint of dental caries. Dental findings and the summary of treatment results were as follows:
1. Extensive cafe-au-lait spots in the cervical region were observed, and the postero-cervical region was bulged.
2. A tumor was noted in the vertebral canals of the cervical vertebrae, and deformation of the second, third, and fourth cervical vertebrae showing a _??_-shaped posterior curvature due to the subluxation of the atlas was noted.
3. The paients was in Hellman's occlusal developmental stage was II A in the patient, and marked destruction of the molars due to caries, and deep overbite in the anterior tooth region were found.
4. Ossification stage of the carpal bones closely corresponded with the age of the patient, in which the number of bone nuclei was 4.
5. Lateral roentgenographic cephalometric analysis showed no abnormal findings.
6. Since patient cooperation during dental treatment was poor, and it was impossible to stabilize the head position, intensive dental treatment was performed under general anesthesia.
