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2. AlcoholAlcohol is created when grains, fruits, or vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the food into alcohol. Fermentation is used to produce many necessary items everything from cheese to medications. 3. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a pattern of mental and physical defects that candevelop in a fetus in association with high levels ofalcohol consumption during pregnancy. Currentresearch also implicates other lifestyle choicesmade by the prospective mother. Indications forlower levels of alcohol are inconclusive. 4. Signs and Symptoms 5. Diagnosis Growth deficiency Prenatal or postnatal height or weight(or both) at or below the 10th percentile FAS facial features All three FAS facial features present Central nervous system damage Clinically significantstructural, neurological, or functional impairment Prenatal alcohol exposure Confirmed or Unknownprenatal alcohol exposure 6. Dental Correlation The first step in the management of a dental patient with FASis recognition of the condition. This is best accomplished viathe medical history and open discussion with the patient orfamily members. Once a patient with FAS is identified, thedental practitioner must learn as much as possible about thehistory of the patient, including type and extent of systemicmanifestations, current medications, frequency of physicianvisits, degree of control, and any known contributingfactors.11 7. Consultation with the patients physician is suggested beforedental care is provided to patients with systemic problemsresulting from FAS. Problems generally do not occur inproviding outpatient dental care if the patients systemiccomplications are well controlled and conservative medicalcare is being provided. However, if the patient is in theadvanced stages of organ failure from complications of FASor has other systemic diseases (e.g., CNSdisturbances, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or congestiveheart failure), dental care may best be provided afterphysician consultations and in a hospital-like setting. 8. Treatment There is no cure for FAS, because the CNS damage createsa permanent disability, but treatment is possible. BecauseCNS damage, symptoms, secondary disabilities, and needsvary widely by individual, there is no one treatment type thatworks for everyone.