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Dental Management of a Child With Moyamoya Disease and Down Syndrome: A Case Report and Review.

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 · Vallala P, Negi A, Katyal S, Ambati P, Yadav V · 2026-07-01

An 8-year-old with both Moyamoya disease and Down syndrome received dental treatment including restorations and extractions under local anesthesia while continuing antiplatelet therapy, with careful monitoring showing improved oral health and quality of life over one year.

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