Vol. 4, Issue 3, Part E (2018)

Multiple odontoma in Gardner syndrome: unusual report

Author(s):

Dr. Priyesh N Kesharwani, Dr. Rahul Tiwari, Dr. Arun Ramaiah, Dr. Abhishek Jairaj, Dr. Rahul Anand and Dr. Heena Tiwari

Abstract:
Gardner’s syndrome (GS) is a genetic disorder characterised by intestinal polyps, multiple osteomas, and soft-tissue tumours. Dentists play an important role in the syndrome diagnosis considering that craniomaxillofacial osteomas are a major criterion for Gardner’s syndrome diagnosis. This case report is of a young individual with gardners syndrome and presence of 28 odontomas in the mandibular posterior region which was surgically excised under general anesthesia.

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How to cite this article:
Dr. Priyesh N Kesharwani, Dr. Rahul Tiwari, Dr. Arun Ramaiah, Dr. Abhishek Jairaj, Dr. Rahul Anand and Dr. Heena Tiwari. Multiple odontoma in Gardner syndrome: unusual report. Int. J. Appl. Dent. Sci. 2018;4(3):284-286.