Orthodontic treatment for a patient with Pierre-Robin sequence complicatedby juvenile periodontitis

Objective: To arrest the advancement of periodontitis. Patient: A 17-year-old boy diagnosed with Pierre-Robin sequence at birth ex hibited localized juvenile periodontitis. Severe bone loss and mobile teeth were localized in the incisors and molars, which were irregularly position ed, possibly associated with a residual scar from palatoplasty for a soft p alate cleft at an early age. Conclusion: Combined orthodontic-periodontic-prosthodontic treatment arrest ed the advancement of the periodontitis and established a stable occlusion.