Opitz (BBB/G) syndrome: oral manifestations

Am J Med Genet. 1992 Jun 1;43(3):595-601. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320430318.

Abstract

We studied a new case of the G (Opitz BBB/G) syndrome in a 12-year-old boy. Several relatives had partial manifestations of the disorder. A comprehensive dental evaluation of the propositus was conducted; included is, to our knowledge, the first published cephalometric analysis of a G syndrome patient. We reviewed 139 cases of the G syndrome; 48 of them had at least one oral abnormality. These included clefting, micrognathia, ankyloglossia, and high-arched palate. Male G syndrome patients are more likely to have oral anomalies than affected females.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple*
  • Child
  • Face / abnormalities
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mouth Abnormalities / physiopathology*
  • Mouth Abnormalities / surgery
  • Syndrome