| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 29
| Issue : 2 | Page : 168-170 |
Lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome
Namrata R Mathrawala, Rahul J Hegde
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Rahul J Hegde
Department of Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai
India
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.84693 PMID: 21911959
The Lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital (LADD) syndrome is an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern with marked variability of inheritance. It is characterized by abnormalities of lacrimal and/or salivary system, anomalies of ears, teeth and limbs. Persistent dry mouth and enamel hypoplasia cause serious dental effects. Here, a case of LADD syndrome, its clinical spectrum and accompanying therapeutic challenges is discussed.
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