Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3143239 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Oro-palatal dysplasia Bettex–Graf is an extremely rare syndrome consisting of microstomia, U-shaped cleft palate and micrognathia. Only two affected families have been reported before. We present the clinical findings, treatment and 13 year follow-up in a patient with this rare syndrome. The possible linkage to the fragile site 16q22 has been supported, contrary to earlier statements of its non-pathogenic character. The analysis of clinical symptoms and reference to the literature suggests, that ankyloglossia is a part of oropalatal dysplasia, whereas hypodontia is associated with the cleft itself. The authors postulate that a 20 mm intercommissural distance allows acceptable function without the need for surgical correction.
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Authors
Joanna Janiszewska-Olszowska, Elżbieta Gawrych, Aldona Dydyk, Ewa Studniak, Anna Biaduń-Popławska, Stanisław Zajączek,