title: Prevalence of dental abscess in a population of children with vitamin D-resistant rickets.
abstract: A population of patients with vitamin D-resistant rickets whose present ages range from 4 to 22 years was examined to determine the prevalence of dental abscess associated with that condition. For those patients affected with abscesses in the primary dentition, four associated factors were examined: 1) the age at onset of the first abscess; 2) the tooth/teeth most commonly involved; 3) whether or not other teeth were involved over time; and 4) the order of occurrence of multiple abscesses. Six of 24 patients (25%) were affected with abscesses of the primary dentition; all had multiple abscesses. Males were more commonly involved than females. The sequence of involvement generally followed the pattern of tooth eruption; however, dental treatment in susceptible individuals shortened the time between eruption and abscess. Medication dose and measurement of radiographs were not reliable predictors of the occurrence of abscesses in this population; however, the results indicate that one abscess is a predictor of future abscesses for that patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: McWhorter
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Seale
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007015:Hypophosphatemia, Familial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence