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Acromegaly in an orthodontic patient.

Vitral RW, Tanaka OM, Fraga MR, Rosa EA

Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil. robertvitral@acessa.com

A 32-year-old white man presented for orthodontic treatment with the chief complaint of mandibular prognathism; he was later found to have acromegaly. General information about pituitary adenomas, specifically growth hormone adenomas, is given, and treatment options are discussed.

Published 18 September 2006 in Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop, 130(3): 388-90.
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