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Published on: November 6, 2014
Odontodysplasia, gingival manifestations, and accompanying abnormalities
1Department of Oral Surgery, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Regional odontodysplasia is an uncommon developmental dental disorder that may occasionally be accompanied by other abnormalities. A case is described in which the chief report was of a gingival enlargement arising in a female patient who also had dolichocephaly, thin calvarium, clinodactyly and transverse grooving of her fingernails, and a history of abnormal hair. Previously suggested etiologic factors and cases reported in association with other abnormalities are reviewed.
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