Case Reports of Rieger's Syndrome

Kee,  Woo-Cheon; Kwag,  Jun-Bong

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 25(8); 1987 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1987;25(8):783-788.
Published online August 31, 1987.

Rieger증후군의 증례

기우천¹, 곽준봉²

^¹전남대학교 치과대학 구강진단 및 구강내과학교실
^²전남대학교 치과대학 구강진단 및 구강내과학교실

Case Reports of Rieger's Syndrome

Woo-Cheon Kee¹, Jun-Bong Kwag²

¹Department of Oral Diagnosis & Oral Medicine College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University
²Department of Oral Diagnosis & Oral Medicine College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University

Abstract

The authors observed the two cases of Rieger's syndrome in 21-year-old male and 13-year-old female with a chief complaint of Partial anodontia of permanent teeth on both jaws. We had done the laboratory and ophthalmic examinations and had taken radiographs. Final diagnosis was established as Rieger's syndrome. We obtained the results as follows, 1. There was no peculiar hereditary tendency in them. 2. The patients had no disturbance of general physical activity and mentality. 3. The male patient had pseudoprogenathism, concave profile, congenital missing on upper anterior and second premolar teeth, and conical shaped crown of upper len celral incisor. The female patient had also pseudoprognathism, concave profile, thickened upper labial frenum, decreased upper dental arch width, congenital missing on upper anterior teeth, and delayed eruption of second premolars. 4. The ophthalmic symptoms that were ins abnormalities, decreased visual acuity, and increased intraocular pressure were present. 5. The abnormalities except dental and ophthalmic abnormalities were not round.