Cleidocranial dysplasia: Report of 4 cases and review

Abstract

Patients with cleidocranial dysplasia commonly present with significant dental problems such as retention of multiple deciduous teeth, impaction or delay in eruption of permanent teeth and often, the presence of supernumerary teeth. We report 4 cases of 2 families presenting with cleidocranial dysplasia disorder with their clinical and radiological diagnosis and illustrating its pathogenesis and various treatment modalities, review of literatures.

Keywords

• Cleidocranial dysplasia
• supernumerary teeth and RUNX2 gene