Oral-facial-digital syndrome, Type I: a case report.
Oral-facial-digital syndrome is a group of congenital anomalies, which affects the face, oral structures and digits. There are nine subtypes. OFDS type I, is x-linked dominant trait mostly affecting females. Reports of OFDS type 1 in Asians are extremely rare. This paper shows a case of OFDS type 1, in a southern Chinese girl, who in addition to most of the classic features, had fusion of the mandibular canine and lateral incisor teeth.
King
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NM
Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong SAR. nmking@glink.net.hk
Sanares
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D000848:Anodontia / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005671:Fused Teeth / Q000209:etiology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007742:Labial Frenum / Q000002:abnormalities; D009958:Orofaciodigital Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology