Background: β-thalassaemia major is a hereditary hemolytic anemia and the patients often
experience growth retardation, protrusive maxilla, and depressed nasal bride leading to …

Background: Regarding the importance of oral and dental health in patients with
hemoglobinopathies and also due to the different results of different studies in this …

Background and purpose: This study aimed at determining the oral health condition and oral
health-related quality of life in thalassemia major patients attending Amirkola Thalassemia …

Aim: To investigate cephalometric craniofacial parameters (skeletal and dental) of β‐
thalassemic‐major patients and to compare findings with a group of healthy patients in the …

Background: Thalassemia is a hereditary anemia resulting from defects in hemoglobin
production. Beta Thalassemia, caused by a decrease in the production of β-globin chains …

Thalassemia is a group of inherited diseases with a defect in the synthesis of hemoglobin.
Severe thalassemic subjects suffer from craniofacial deformities and malocclusion due to …

Background Thalassemia is a group of congenital disorders which is characterized by a
deficient synthesis of alfa or beta globulin chains in hemoglobin molecules. Due to the …

Introduction: Iran lies in the world's thalassemia belt; accordingly, the beta-thalassemia gene
is carried by 4% of the Iranian population. Due to the dearth of research and literature …

Objective: Thalassemia (TH) is a genetic disorder of hemoglobin synthesis caused by the
absence or reduced synthesis of globin chains which causes different craniofacial effects …

Purpose Thalassemia poses clear systemic and oral health problems. Clinicians must be
aware of various dental treatment needs in these patients. This study was undertaken to …