“…2 Etiologically, cleidocranial dysostosis is linked to the RUNX2 gene on chromosome 6, locus p21, belonging to the RUNX transcription factor family, which encodes the CBFA1 protein. 2 This protein's expression in oral tissues, notably the dental follicle mesenchyme, regulates growth and differentiation, crucial for epithelialmesenchymal interactions, morphogenesis control, and enamel epithelial organ histodifferentiation.3,4 Additionally, its expression in the periodontal ligament influences osteoclast differentiation, potentially contributing to observed delayed dental eruption in cleidocranial dysostosis. 2 Mundlos describes three putative pathobiological mechanisms of cleidocranial dysostosis: 1 1.…”