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Diagnosis and Dental Treatment Management in a Case of Late Latent Syphilis: A Case Report

Geç Latent Sifilis Olgusunda Teşhis ve Dental Tedavi Yönetimi: Bir Olgu Sunumu

Ecem Elif Çege(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-8314-1364
Mehmet Bani(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-4676-1481
Pages
140–144
Publication Date
2025-05-26
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Early diagnosis and treatment can halt the disease’s progression and prevent its spread.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Syphilis is a systemic disease, typically transmitted sexually and diagnosed via serological tests.
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Key Findings & Data:Case Report: An 11-year-old male patient presented to the clinic with a toothache.
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Conclusion & Impact:Early diagnosis and treatment can halt the disease’s progression and prevent its spread.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Mulberry molar · Hutchinson keser · Sifilis

Abstract

Introduction: Syphilis is a systemic disease, typically transmitted sexually and diagnosed via serological tests. Clinical findings within dental health include notched incisors, often referred to as Hutchinson incisors, and what are described as mulberryshaped molars or Mulberry molars. Syphilis progresses through four phases: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary, and it can be treated. Case Report: An 11-year-old male patient presented to the clinic with a toothache. Clinical and radiographic examinations revealed incompletely erupted permanent molars, notched appearance incisors, and canines lacking a normal tubercle structure and enamel tissue. Serological testing led to the diagnosis of late latent syphilis in the patient and his family. Consequently, treatment with benzathine penicillin G commenced. Dental treatment encompassed oral hygiene training, extraction of molars with severe material loss, and restoration with anterior strip crowns. This case report outlines the process of diagnosing late latent syphilis and the dental treatment of a boy whose oral findings suggested a pre-diagnosis of syphilis. Conclusion: Dentists must accurately diagnose the oral manifestations of systemic diseases like syphilis. Early diagnosis and treatment can halt the disease’s progression and prevent its spread.

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Giriş: Sifilis genellikle cinsel yolla bulaş gösteren sistemik bir hastalıktır. Teşhis, genellikle serolojik testlerle yapılır. Konjenital sifilisin ağız içi klinik bulgularından birisi çentikli görünüme sahip kesici dişler (Hutchinson keser) iken bir diğeri dut şeklinde azı dişleridir (Mulberry molar). Sifilis; primer, sekonder, latent ve tersiyer sifilis olmak üzere başlıca dört döneme ayrılan ve tedavi edilebilir bir hastalıktır. Vaka Raporu: On bir yaşında erkek hasta diş ağrısı şikayetiyle kliniğe başvurmuştur. Klinik ve radyografik muayenede, normal tüberkül yapısı ve mine dokusu olmayan, tam sürememiş daimi molar dişler ile çentikli kesici ve kanin dişler tespit edilmiştir. Yapılan serolojik testler sonucunda hastaya ve ailesine geç latent sifilis teşhisi konulmuş ve Benzathine Penisilin G tedavisi başlanmıştır. Dental tedaviler arasında ağız hijyeni eğitimi, aşırı madde kaybı olan molar dişlerin çekimi ve anterior strip kronlarla yapılan restorasyonlar yer almıştır. Bu olgu sunumunda, oral bulguları sifilis ön tanısını düşündüren erkek çocuğun geç latent sifilis teşhisi konulma süreci ve dental tedavileri anlatılmaktadır. Sonuç: Diş hekimlerinin sifilis gibi sistemik hastalıkların ağız içi bulgularını teşhis edebilmesi son derece önemlidir. Bu sayede, erken tanı ve tedavi sonucunda hastalığın ilerlemesi ve yayılması önlenmiş olmaktadır.

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Çege, E. E., Bani, M. (2025). Diagnosis and Dental Treatment Management in a Case of Late Latent Syphilis: A Case Report. ADO Klinik Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2, 140–144. https://doi.org/10.54617/adoklinikbilimler.1527871

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