Awareness On Sotos Syndrome Among Dental Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

                   Sotos syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which is characterised by a  triad of distinctive facial appearance overgrowth in childhood ,learning disabilities and also associated with a wide range of abnormalities. Sotos syndrome also characterizes a unique constellation of signs and symptoms including musculoskeletal findings such as scoliosis ,generalized ligamentous laxity and increased growth rates. According   to the recent findings the NSD1 gene mutation was responsible for Sotos syndrome and its genetic disorders with a wide NSD1 alteration.Sotos syndrome is also not life threatening when compared with other syndromes and Sotos syndrome can also be treated and prevented globally among infants and children.

AIM: The aim of this study is to analyse the awareness on Sotos Sotos syndrome among dental students.

MATERIALS AND METHOD:

                   A questionnaire based survey was conducted among dental students to assess the level of knowledge and awareness about Sotos syndrome. The  sample size of this study is 100. The questionnaire consisted of 15 questions. Online study setting was used to collect data. Results were analysed using SPSS software.

RESULTS :

                   The data was imported to SPSS version 23 and the results were obtained using Chi-square test. Out of which only 36.84% of students were aware of the term Sotos syndrome,40.35% of them said that the term Sotos Syndrome refers to Overgrowth syndrome,77.19% of students said it was mostly infants and children affected,61.40% of students were not aware of the diagnosis,33.33% & 35.09% of them said Sotos Syndrome can be prevented and treated respectively.

CONCLUSION :

From this study we come to know that most dental students are aware of Sotos syndrome but not the causes and effects to which people are affected and also the way it can be treated and prevented.