title: A review of clinical and radiological features of cleidocranial dysplasia with a report of two cases and a dental treatment protocol.
abstract: Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare autosomal dominant condition with generalized dysplasia of bone characterized by delayed closure of cranial sutures, hypoplastic or aplastic clavicles, short stature, dental abnormalities and a variety of other skeletal abnormalities. We report two cases presenting with classical features of CCD because of its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Oral Surgery, Unit 1, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S Arun
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Oral Surgery, Unit 1, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S Sibu
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, J K K Nattraja Dental College, Kumarapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: A Kaneesh
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Karthik
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Oral Surgery, Unit 1, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Rabin K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Oral Surgery, Unit 1, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savitha
keywords: Cleidocranial dysplasia; clinical; dental treatment; protocol; radiological