Concurrent manifestation of clinical hypodontia and blindness: a case report
A case is reported of a 26-year-old blind man with hypodontia and multiple apparently underdeveloped impacted teeth. The patient reported that he had progressively developed visual impairment at the age of 11 years whence he became totally blind when he turned 12 years. The aim of this report is to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JODDD/Manuscript/JODDD-11-53.pdf |
| Summary: | A case is reported of a 26-year-old blind man with hypodontia and
multiple apparently underdeveloped impacted teeth. The patient reported
that he had progressively developed visual impairment at the age of 11
years whence he became totally blind when he turned 12 years. The aim of
this report is to open an academic and professional debate on the
challenges of its definitive diagnosis and appropriate
intervention.Blindness is not reported in any of the previously
described syndromes; therefore, concurrent manifestation of "hypodontia,
blindness, failure of eruption and digital lesions" can be proposed as a
syndrome. However, in the absence of genetic studies, it is difficult
to characterize this case with any one of the specifically documented
syndromes; therefore, academic and professional discourse is suggested
with regard to appropriate intervention. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-210X 2008-2118 |