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Anita Singhal1, Parul Singhal2, Ranjan Gupta3
1Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, H.P. Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171001, India.
Abstract:
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED) is a descriptive term used for group of inherited disorders of bone growth resulting in short stature, skeletal abnormalities, and problems with hearing and vision. SED have three major forms, SED congenital, pseudoachondroplastic SED, and SED tarda. SED tarda is milder than SED congenita. True generalized microdontia is a rare condition in which all the teeth are abnormally small. This is a report of a rare case having SED with generalized microdontia in a 26-year-old patient.
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