Dental and skeletal changes in juvenile hypothyroidism following treatment: case report.
A case of juvenile hypothyroidism is presented showing evidence of delayed shedding of deciduous teeth, root development, eruption of permanent teeth as well as retarded skeletal growth. Changes in dental and skeletal ages were of varying degrees following two years of treatment with L-thyroxine.
Mg'ang'a
P M
PM
University of Nairobi.
Chindia
M L
ML
D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation
D013974:Thyroxine