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Dental implications of tooth-nail dysplasia (Witkop syndrome): a report of an affected family and an approach to dental management.

  • G.M. Wicomb1,*,
  • L.X.G. Stephen2
  • P. Beighton3

1(Pediatric Dentistry), Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

2Dental Genetic Unit, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

3Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.28.2.p273r7k4tp561285 Vol.28,Issue 2,April 2004 pp.107-112

Published: 01 April 2004

*Corresponding Author(s): G.M. Wicomb E-mail: gwicomb@uwc.ac.za

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Abstract

Tooth-Nail dysplasia is a rare genetic disorder, which is classified as an ectodermal dysplasia. Diagnostic differentiation from other conditions in this category is necessary for effective dental management and genetic counseling. The oro-dental and clinical manifestations of Tooth-Nail dysplasia in an affected male infant and his father are documented. Other family members have the condition and pedigree data are in keeping with autosomal dominant inheritance. A comprehensive approach to the dental management of an affected child is proposed.

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G.M. Wicomb,L.X.G. Stephen,P. Beighton. Dental implications of tooth-nail dysplasia (Witkop syndrome): a report of an affected family and an approach to dental management.. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2004. 28(2);107-112.

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