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Other abnormalities that are characteristic of the syndrome include holoprosencephaly, nasal cavity anomalies, cleft palate\u2013lip, hypotelorism, and microcephaly. It is estimated to occur in 1:50,000 live births, with female gender predilection. The cause of the syndrome is related to midline defects in the migration and connection of the prechordal mesoderm between the 35th and 38th days post-conception. Early diagnosis of SMMCI is important for practicing orthodontists, as it may be a symptom of other developmental abnormalities. The aim of this study is to report a case of SMMCI syndrome in a patient treated in the Department of Orthodontics and Facial Malformation of the University of Medical Sciences in Poznan.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children13010011","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,22]],"date-time":"2025-12-22T07:01:33Z","timestamp":1766386893000},"page":"11","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Digital Technologies in Diagnosing Solitary Median Maxillary Central Incisor Syndrome"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3134-5389","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Cie\u015bli\u0144ska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics and Facial Malformations, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70, 60-812 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Karolina","family":"Karbowska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics and Facial Malformations, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70, 60-812 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0337-6110","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Zaborowicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics and Facial Malformations, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70, 60-812 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6150-9957","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Barbara","family":"Biedziak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics and Facial Malformations, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Bukowska 70, 60-812 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"651","DOI":"10.1016\/S1079-2104(97)90368-1","article-title":"Solitary median maxillary central incisor, short stature, choanal atresia\/midnasal stenosis (SMMCI) syndrome","volume":"84","author":"Hall","year":"1997","journal-title":"Oral Surg. 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