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Can careful dental and radiographic examination provide life-saving information? Early diagnosis of Gardner syndrome based on dentomaxillary findings

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Gardner syndrome (GS) is a genetic disease characterized by polyps of the colon, multiple osteomas, multiple dense bone islands, multiple impacted teeth, and skin and soft tissue tumors. A significant feature of GS is the high risk of polyp malignancy; this usually occurs in the third and fourth decades of life. Early detection based on the dentomaxillary findings of GS is important to prolong the life of the patient. We herein present a clinical case of a 31-year-old woman with no complaints related to GS. Evaluation of the radiographic findings and consideration of the differential diagnoses allowed for an early diagnosis of GS and saved the patient’s life. This case demonstrates the importance of careful dental and radiographic examination.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Aydinlikevler Mahallesi, Cemil Meriç Bulvari, 6780 Sokak No. 48, 35640, Çiğli, İzmir, Turkey

    Elif Tarim Ertas, Meral Yırcalı Atıcı & Emre Sözen

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All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. Informed consent was obtained from the patient for being included in this study.

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Tarim Ertas, E., Yırcalı Atıcı, M. & Sözen, E. Can careful dental and radiographic examination provide life-saving information? Early diagnosis of Gardner syndrome based on dentomaxillary findings. Oral Radiol 33, 60–64 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-016-0235-y

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