A case of neurocristopathy that manifests facial clefting and maxillary duplication.
A case of a 6-year-old child with three facial clefts and maxillary duplication is presented. Computerized three-dimensional reconstruction from computerized tomography imaging was used in the diagnosis of this patient, and an explanation of the possible embryologic causes of this malformation is discussed.
Cameron
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Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School, New South Wales, Australia.
McKellar
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Widmer
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000196:embryology; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip; D002972:Cleft Palate; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009432:Neural Crest / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary