title: Syngnathia and Van der Woude syndrome: a case report and literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Syngnathia is a rare anomaly involving soft tissue or bony adhesions between the maxilla and mandible. We review the literature and present a case of syngnathia associated with Van der Woude syndrome. Syngnathia can have very different etiologies, but this has rarely been reported in Van der Woude syndrome. Treatment of this condition is rarely discussed in the literature because of a paucity of case reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Oral adhesion (syngnathia) in our patient was caused by a mandibular to maxillary fibrous band. Surgical treatment was successful. Clinical implications and review of literature for the treatment of this rare association of syngnathia and Van der Woude syndrome are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA. surasak1@aol.com
authors.forename: Surasak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puvabanditsin
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrow
authors.forename: Orawan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sitburana
authors.forename: Filipe M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: Marcelo Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Nabong
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008046:Lip / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D013577:Syndrome; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000151:congenital