Background: Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the set of signs and symptoms presented by the fetus resulting from maternal alcohol ingestion during pregnancy and preconception periods, such as growth deficit, facial features alterations and delayed neuropsychomotor development, as well as dental anomalies.Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the different dental anomalies associated with FAS.Methods: A Medline search for "fetal alcohol syndrome and dental anomalies" was performed. Further research was conducted for "fetal alcohol syndrome" and its individual oral manifestation. The inclusion criteria were: human clinical studies without a minimum of stipulated patients. Nine studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were analyzed accordingly to PRISMA protocol for systematic reviews.Results: A total of 211 patients with FAS were included in the analyzed studies. The nine studies analyzed included case reports, case series and a review on the subject. Cardiac, respiratory, renal and cognitive defects were the main systemic manifestations, while the main dental abnormalities found were malocclusions, misplaced teeth in the dental arch, tooth agenesis and supernumerary teeth. Conclusion:Although Oral and systemic manifestations are always found in patients with FAS, such common dental anomalies are poorly documented and insufficiently described, and given the importance of such aspects for the patient's health, we suggest that more studies on this subject are necessary to describe the possible consequences from those anomalies.
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