Opitz (BBB/G) syndrome: oral manifestations.
We studied a new case of the G (Opitz BBB/G) syndrome in a 12-year-old boy. Several relatives had partial manifestations of the disorder. A comprehensive dental evaluation of the propositus was conducted; included is, to our knowledge, the first published cephalometric analysis of a G syndrome patient. We reviewed 139 cases of the G syndrome; 48 of them had at least one oral abnormality. These included clefting, micrognathia, ankyloglossia, and high-arched palate. Male G syndrome patients are more likely to have oral anomalies than affected females.
Brooks
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Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201.
Leonard
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Coccaro
P J
PJ
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome