Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 238-242

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.37

Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome: A Rare Case Report with Dental Perspective

Sahil Mustafa Kidwai1, Suman Sen1ID, Nikil Kumar Jain2, Sudhir Ramesh Maheshkar2

1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Center, Ghaziabad, India
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, India

Received December 12, 2024
Accepted November 21, 2025

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