Which oral finding is most characteristic of patients with Down syndrome?
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Early-onset, rapidly progressing periodontal disease
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Premature eruption of the permanent teeth
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Generalized macrodontia
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Skeletal Class II malocclusion
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People with Down syndrome have a high prevalence of early, severe periodontal destruction linked to altered immune function. They typically show delayed eruption, microdontia and a tendency to Class III, not Class II, malocclusion.
Source: McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent — oneguy
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