Root canal calcification associated with prednisone therapy: a case report.
This report details an 8-year follow-up of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was treated with up to 60 mg per day of prednisone for more than 8 years. Radiographic documentation demonstrated complete calcification of all pulp chambers and root canals during an 8-year period. During this time, the patient had been successfully treated for case type III adult onset periodontitis. Follow-up examinations recorded minimal attachment loss, and radiographs showed stable bone levels.
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Division of periodontics, Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, New York, NY 10032.
D000328:Adult; D003784:Dental Pulp Calcification / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003810:Dentinogenesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography
D011239:Prednisolone