The term Scheuthauer-Marie-Sainton syndrome is also known as cleidocranial dysplasia or dystosis and derived from ancient greek words cleido (collar bone), knanion (head) (abnormal formation). It an uncommon but well genetic skeletal condition autosomal dominant malformation affecting bones teeth. most common dental abnormalities in affected individuals are hypoplastic/ aplastic clavicles, open...

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal-dominant heritable skeletal disease caused by heterozygous mutations in the RUNX2 gene. We studied a Chinese family that included three affected individuals with CCD phenotypes; the clinical features of patients with CCD include delayed closure of fontanelles, frontal bossing, dysplasia of clavicles, late tooth eruption, and other skeletal anomalies...

INTRODUCTION Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare inherited skeletal dysplasia, often with prolonged retention of deciduous teeth and several impacted permanent successors and supernumerary elements. METHODS This article demonstrates the usefulness of titanium screws for orthodontic anchorage to induce eruption of the impacted teeth in a patient with CCD. A boy, aged 10 years 11 months, ha...