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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2014; 3(02): 158-162
DOI: 10.4103/2278-9626.134849
Case Report

Dental management of a child with Goldenhar syndrome

Priya Subramaniam
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
K. L. Girish Babu
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Shurti Jayasurya
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Divya Prahalad
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Goldenhar syndrome is a condition with a multitude of abnormalities, classically involving ocular and ear defects, hemifacial microsomia and vertebral anomalies, which may also be associated with cardiovascular and renal malformations. This case-report presents the dental management of a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with Goldenhar syndrome.

Keywords

Dental - Goldenhar syndrome - medical evaluation


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Article published online:
01 November 2021

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