Oral and Maxillofacial Considerations in Gardner's Syndrome [Abstract]

International Journal of Medical Sciences

22 February 2012

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Int J Med Sci 2012; 9(2):137-141. doi:10.7150/ijms.3989

Case Report

Oral and Maxillofacial Considerations in Gardner's Syndrome

Abdulkadir Burak Cankaya^{1 ✉}, Mehmet Ali Erdem¹, Sabri Cemil Isler¹, Muhsin Cifter², Vakur Olgac³, Cetin Kasapoglu⁴, Cuneyt Korhan Oral⁴

1. Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Istanbul, TURKEY.
2. Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodonthics, Istanbul, TURKEY.
3. Istanbul University, Medicine Faculty, Department of Oral Pathology, Istanbul, TURKEY.
4. Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Istanbul, TURKEY.

Abstract

Gardner's Syndrome is a variant of familial adenomatosis polyposis (FAP) with a triad consisting of polyps of the colon, multiple osteomas and surface tumors of soft and hard tissue. The intestinal polyps have a %100 risk of undergoing malignant transformation, therefore early identification of this disease is very important. There are several symptoms of Gardner's syndrome in the oral and maxillofacial surgery, which can be discovered during routine dental examination. We report a case of a 25-year old male patient with Gardner's syndrome who has not any intestinal polyps but osteomas in the mandible and jaw deformalities.

Keywords: Gardner's syndrome, jaw, dental deformalities

How to cite this article:
Cankaya AB, Erdem MA, Isler SC, Cifter M, Olgac V, Kasapoglu C, Oral CK. Oral and Maxillofacial Considerations in Gardner's Syndrome. Int J Med Sci 2012; 9(2):137-141. Available from http://www.medsci.org/v09p0137.htm