title: [The Melnick-Needless syndrome (osteodysplasia). Report of a clinical case].
abstract: The case of a girl with Melnick-Needles syndrome is reported. The face is characterized by prominent sopraorbital ridges, prominent eyes, full cheeks, large pinna, marked micrognathia, strabism, blue sclerae. Lateral and postero-anterior cephalometric measurements are presented and odontostomatologic features of the syndrome are described.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Ortognatodonzia e Gnatologia, Scuola di Specializzazione in Ortognatodonzia, Università degli Studi, Catania.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Tripi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018126:Odontodysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013577:Syndrome; D019112:Teleradiology