Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Online published on 13 November, 2019.
Among the many conditions which manifest as dwarfism, Achondroplasia is one of the most commonly encountered. It is characterized by short stature due to shortening of the limbs which have disproportionate growth in comparison to the rest of the body. Achondroplastic patients often report to the dentist for their dental problems like delayed eruption of teeth or malocclusion, and since they present with pathognomonic cranio-facial features the condition can be first diagnosed by dentist. We present a case of 11-year-old male child with char for documentation with characteristic features.
Dwarfism, malocclusion, mid face hypoplasia, rhizomelic shortening of limbs
