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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 26
| Issue : 1 | Page : 40-43 |
Cleidocranial dysplasia: A case report
R Hemalatha1, MR Balasubramaniam2
1 Department of Pedodontics, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai - 600 089, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Orthodontics and Pedodontics, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai - 600 089, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
R Hemalatha
Department of Pedodontics, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai - 600 089, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.40322
Cleidocranial dysplasias is an autosomal dominant disorder that presents with skeletal dysplasia. The dental manifestations are mainly delayed exfoliation of primary teeth and delayed eruption of permanent teeth, with multiple impacted supernumeraries. This report addresses the complex nature of the treatment modalities. In our patient, surgical exposure of unerupted teeth was done with orthodontic traction. Post-surgical follow-up was uneventful.
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