Awareness Of Faces Syndrome Among Dental Students

Abstract

FACES Syndrome, also known as Friedman-Godman syndrome, is a condition which is characterized by unique facial features, anorexia, cachexia, eye and skin lesions. It is a rare, genetic, multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by facial dysmorphism, severe muscle wasting and cachexia, retinitis pigmentosa, numerous lentigines as well as mild, soft tissue syndactyly.

Aim:The aim of the study was to assess the awareness about FACES syndrome among dental students.

Materials and methods

A cross sectional study involving students of Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, India were taken. A self-structure containing 11 questions was framed and circulated among dental students of 100 people. The questions enquires about the awareness of FACES syndrome among dental students. Google forms were used to circulate the questions and the responses were collected, the data analysis was carried out using SPSS software. Chi square test was used for statistical analysis and p value more than 0.05 was considered as significant.

Results

Out of the participants, 42% were females and the remaining 58% were males. Most of the participants were unaware about the FACES Syndrome. Some questions were wrongly answered and the students opted for ‘not sure’ and ‘none of the above’ as well.

Conclusion

Thus from the study it is clear that most dental students are not aware of FACES syndrome and about the treatment modalities available since it is rare in occurrence.