Cleidocranial Dysplasia: A Case Report Illustrating Diagnostic Clinical and Radiological Findings
Published: June 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4499
Sarbjeet Singh, Sumeet Sharma, Harvinder Singh, Nikhil Dev Wazir
1. Reader, Department of Oral, Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu, India.
2. Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu, India.
3. Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu, India.
4. Professor and HOD, Department of Conservative & Endodontic, Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sarbjeet Singh,
Reader, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu, India.
Phone: 09469210223, E-mail: saku500@yahoo.com
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare congenital defect, primarily affecting bones, undergoing intramembranous ossification. CCD presents with skeletal defects of several bones, the most striking feature of which are partial or complete absence of clavicles, late fontanels closure, and presence of open skull sutures and multiple wormian bones. These patients may be first noticed by the dentist because of the aesthetic problems or delayed eruption of teeth experienced by the patient. Here, we report a typical case of CCD in a 15-year-old female who had classical diagnostic feature of this syndrome.
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