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Dental Management of a Child With Mitochondrial DNA Deletion Syndrome (Kearns-Sayre Syndrome): A Case Report.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · Sarapultseva M, Sarapultsev A · 2026-09-01

A child with Kearns-Sayre syndrome presenting with multiple cavities, enamel defects, and significant root inflammation was successfully managed through staged dental treatment combining extractions under general anesthesia with restorative care under local anesthesia, emphasising the value of structured, adapted approaches in medically vulnerable patients.

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