Viele Menschen mit Marfan-Syndrom und einigen anderen verwandten Erkrankungen haben einen schmalen Kiefer und einen hochgewölbten Gaumen, was zu Zahn- und Kieferproblemen führen kann. Darüber hinaus besteht bei Patienten mit Mitralklappenprolaps und künstlichen Herzklappen bei Zahnbehandlungen das Risiko einer Endokarditis (Infektion des Herzens und der Herzklappen), weshalb die Empfehlungen zur Endokarditisprävention (Prophylaxe) zu beachten sind.
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