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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 110-112 |
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Paramedian bilateral lip pits with sinuses (Van der Woude syndrome)
Thirupambaram Natarajasundaram Uma Maheswari, Gopal Maragathavalli, Nachimuthu Gnanasundaram
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Thirupambaram Natarajasundaram Uma Maheswari
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-1363.52778
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Genes the basic units of heredity, contain blue prints for human growth and development. A change or alteration in a single gene on chromosome number causes one Van der Woude syndrome (VWS). Features of VWS include lip pits on the lower lip, cleft palate alone or with cleft lip in some cases, missing teeth, syngnathia and ankyloglossia. The features of VWS are discussed along with two clinical case presentations. Bilateral lip pits with sinuses, surgically corrected cleft lip, cleft palate and few missing teeth were appreciated in both the cases. |
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