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Year : 2010 | Volume
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Gardner's Syndrome—The Importance of Early Diagnosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Arati Chaudhary1, PV Wanzari2, Tushar Phulambrikar1, Vanaja Reddy2, Ashish Warhekar2, Prashanthi Reddy2, Shivakshi Khattri1
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Modern Dental College and Research Center, Indore Madhya Pradesh, India 2 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Modern Dental College and Research Center Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Arati Chaudhary Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Modern Dental College and Research Center, Opposite Gandhi Nagar, Airport Road, Indore-453112, Madhya Pradesh India
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Gardners syndrome (familial polyposis coli) is a genetic condition characterized by colonic polyps that carry a 100% risk of malignancy if untreated. Early diagnosis, in which an astute and knowledgeable dentist can play an essential role, is therefore of paramount importance. The presence of osteomas and multiple unerupted teeth provides the dentist with a major pointer to the possible presence of this disease, which may be provisionally diagnosed on the detection of other obvious features, like the cutaneous lesions. This fact is clearly illustrated by the accompanying case report of Gardners syndrome in a middle aged female patient who presented with the typical dental manifestations of the syndrome and timely detection of other manifestations halted the dreaded disease from further progression.
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