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| The dentist's role in diagnosing craniofacial dysostosis | ||||||
| Aruna Kanaparthy1, Rosaiah Kanaparthy2, Sanjeev Tyagi3, Yogesh Gupta4 | ||||||
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1BDS, MDS, Reader, Dept of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics. Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal-462037, Madhya Pradesh, HIG-3, PDA Staff quarters, Peoples campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal.
2BDS, MDS, Professor & HOD. Dept of periodontics, Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal-462037, Madhya Pradesh, HIG-3, PDA Staff quarters, Peoples campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal. 3BDS, MDS, Professor & HOD Dept of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics. Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal-462037, Madhya Pradesh, HIG-11, PDA Staff quarters, Peoples campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal. 4BDS, MDS, Professor, Dept of Orthodontics. RKDF Dental College & Hospital, Bhopal-462037, Madhya Pradesh, Peoples campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal. | ||||||
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| Kanaparthy A, Kanaparthy R, Tyagi S, Gupta Y.The dentist’s role in diagnosing craniofacial dysostosis. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(5):255–259. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
The Crouzon syndrome is a rare clinical condition that affects the craniofacial skeleton development. It accounts for about 4.8% of all the cases of craniosynostosis, and it is the most common syndrome presenting with craniosynostoses. The Crouzon syndrome's early diagnosis is critical to avoid cranial hypertension as well as visual disturbances and blindness. Children who have Crouzon syndrome have a range of problems of variable severity, from mild facial defects causing a primarily cosmetic concern, to severe symptoms affecting breathing, feeding, vision and brain development. The dental profession should have sufficient knowledge of syndromes associated with dysmorphic facies to detect patients who are unaware of their condition.
Case Report: A 23-year-old female patient presented to the clinic with multiple dental problems affecting masticatory efficiency and esthetics. On observation, it was seen that she had many facial and dental deformities which were suggestive of craniofacial dysostosis. The case was diagnosed as Crouzon syndrome. Conclusion: This case report emphasizes the role of a dentist in diagnosing such conditions and coordinating a multi-disciplinary team for corrective measures. | |
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Keywords:
Craniosynostoses, Crouzon syndrome, Craniofacial dysostosis, Exophthalmia, Facial defects
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Author Contributions
Aruna Kanaparthy – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Rosaiah Kanaparthy – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Sanjeev Tyagi – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Yogesh Gupta – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© Aruna Kanaparthy et al. 2013; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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