Gardner syndrome – case report

Vol. 12 – Number 46 – 2021 IMPLANT DENTISTRY NOTEBOOK Case report Page 64-69 Gardner syndrome – case report Tamile Sousa Silva1 Luciano Cincurá Silva Santos2 Adna Barros Ismerim3 Bráulio Carneiro Junior4 Abstract The Gardner’s syndrome is described as a rare genetic disease resulting from mutations of the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) gene located in chromosome 5q21. This syndrome is a variant of familial adenomatous polyposis associated with intestinal polyps, mandible osteomas, epidermoid cysts, impacted teeth, and supernumerary among other clinical findings. The aim of this study is to report a clinical case of a 12-year-old female patient diagnosed with the Gardner’s syndrome who searched the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology Service of Vitoria da Conquista General Hospital complaining of aesthetic alteration in the face. Clinically, there was a hardened mass in the mandibular body region in the right side, painless to palpation. Through computed tomography it was possible to identify the presence of bone lesions, the largest one located in the right mandibular body. With a diagnostic hypothesis of osteoma, the patient was submitted to surgery for mandible tumors resection with subsequent follow-up by the surgeon. The case highlights the importance of knowledge and proper management of the oral and maxillofacial alterations involved in this pathology. Descriptors: Gardner’s syndrome, osteoma, oral surgery, supernumerary tooth. 1 CD – UESB. 2 Prof. Titular – UESB, Dr. in Immunology – UFBA, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon – OSID / UFBA. 3 Me. And Dr.ª in Dentistry – UFBA, Esp. in Stomatology, Adjunct Professor of the Dentistry Course – UESB. 4 Me. And Dr. in Dentistry – UFBA, Esp. at CTBMF – HSA-OSID / UFBA, Prof. Assistant to the Dentistry Course – UESB. DOI: 10.24077/2021;1246-6469