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Year : 2022 | Volume
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Craniofacial syndromes: Literature review and a proposed classification
Jaspreet Kaur Deo
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and SSK Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Jaspreet Kaur Deo Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and SSK Hospital, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110 001 India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jigims.jigims_9_22
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Syndromes can potentially affect every part of the craniofacial system. While they have been described individually in the literature, there is lack of a classification system encompassing the entities affecting the craniofacial region. The purpose of this review was to provide clinicians an approach to categorize syndromes according to the morphostructural characteristics, which can aid in diagnostic ease and treatment planning.
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