Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical Entity
Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is usually underreported and frequently not diagnosed. The phenomenon that cleft lip and palate are regularly combined in the same pedigree makes it unique. A meticulous examination of a patient with lip pits may reveal a hidden form of a cleft, for example, submucous. T...
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| description | Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is usually underreported and frequently not diagnosed. The phenomenon that cleft lip and palate are regularly combined in the same pedigree makes it unique. A meticulous examination of a patient with lip pits may reveal a hidden form of a cleft, for example, submucous. This paper presents a case of VWS in a ten-year-old boy with characteristic orofacial features. Special emphasis has also been given on the need for appropriate genetic counseling. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e8894b392104682ac3bdead1f70fee22025-08-20T02:05:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552012-01-01201210.1155/2012/283946283946Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical EntityRomesh Soni0Rajul Vivek1Adit Srivastava2Ankita Singh3Shalabh Srivastava4T. P. Chaturvedi5Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, IndiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, IndiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302028, IndiaDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, IndiaVan der Woude syndrome (VWS) is usually underreported and frequently not diagnosed. The phenomenon that cleft lip and palate are regularly combined in the same pedigree makes it unique. A meticulous examination of a patient with lip pits may reveal a hidden form of a cleft, for example, submucous. This paper presents a case of VWS in a ten-year-old boy with characteristic orofacial features. Special emphasis has also been given on the need for appropriate genetic counseling.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/283946 |
| spellingShingle | Romesh Soni Rajul Vivek Adit Srivastava Ankita Singh Shalabh Srivastava T. P. Chaturvedi Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical Entity Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical Entity |
| title_full | Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical Entity |
| title_fullStr | Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical Entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical Entity |
| title_short | Van der Woude Syndrome Associated with Hypodontia: A Rare Clinical Entity |
| title_sort | van der woude syndrome associated with hypodontia a rare clinical entity |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/283946 |
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