The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate

The Van der Woude syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant developmental malformation usually associated with lower lip pits, cleft lip and palate. These congenital lip pits appear, clinically, as a malformation in the vermilion border of the lip, with or without excretion. Obligate carriers of this do...

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Main Authors: Bhavna Kaul, Nanika Mahajan, Rakesh Gupta, Bhanu Kotwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=383;epage=385;aulast=Kaul
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Rakesh Gupta
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description The Van der Woude syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant developmental malformation usually associated with lower lip pits, cleft lip and palate. These congenital lip pits appear, clinically, as a malformation in the vermilion border of the lip, with or without excretion. Obligate carriers of this dominant mutation may have lip pits alone, cleft(s) alone, clefts and pits or neither. Here, we present a case report of a 10 year-old male patient with Van der Woude syndrome and a brief literature on its treatment modalities.
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spelling doaj.art-5dc790614db049d592211c444c90f1772022-12-22T00:49:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612014-01-015338338510.4103/0976-237X.137961The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palateBhavna KaulNanika MahajanRakesh GuptaBhanu KotwalThe Van der Woude syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant developmental malformation usually associated with lower lip pits, cleft lip and palate. These congenital lip pits appear, clinically, as a malformation in the vermilion border of the lip, with or without excretion. Obligate carriers of this dominant mutation may have lip pits alone, cleft(s) alone, clefts and pits or neither. Here, we present a case report of a 10 year-old male patient with Van der Woude syndrome and a brief literature on its treatment modalities.http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=383;epage=385;aulast=KaulAnkyloglossiabifid tonguecleft palatepit on lower lipVan der Woude syndrome
spellingShingle Bhavna Kaul
Nanika Mahajan
Rakesh Gupta
Bhanu Kotwal
The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Ankyloglossia
bifid tongue
cleft palate
pit on lower lip
Van der Woude syndrome
title The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate
title_full The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate
title_fullStr The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate
title_full_unstemmed The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate
title_short The syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate
title_sort syndrome of pit of the lower lip and its association with cleft palate
topic Ankyloglossia
bifid tongue
cleft palate
pit on lower lip
Van der Woude syndrome
url http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=383;epage=385;aulast=Kaul
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