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Gardner's Syndrome.

Sapna Panjwani¹, Anjana Bagewadi, Vaishali Keluskar

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies, Kadrabad, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Journal of Clinical Imaging Science

|February 21, 2012

Summary

Gardner's syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, presents with intestinal polyps and bone/skin tumors. Early recognition by dentists is crucial due to the high risk of colon cancer.

Keywords:

Familial intestinal polyposis gardner's syndrome impacted teeth osteoma

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Area of Science:

Genetics
Oncology
Dentistry

Background:

Gardner's syndrome is an autosomal dominant subtype of familial adenomatous polyposis.
Characterized by intestinal polyps, osteomas, and soft tissue masses.
Untreated intestinal polyps have a 100% malignancy risk.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the dental and radiological features of Gardner's syndrome.
To emphasize the importance of awareness among general dental practitioners.

Main Methods:

Case report of a 25-year-old female patient.
Detailed description of clinical manifestations.

Main Results:

The patient presented with impacted supernumerary teeth, odontomas, scalp sebaceous cyst, and osteomas.
These findings are consistent with Gardner's syndrome.

Conclusions:

Gardner's syndrome requires multidisciplinary management.
General dental practitioners play a key role in early diagnosis.