Prophylactic dental treatment for a patient with vitamin D-resistant rickets: report of case.
Spontaneous oral dental abscesses in caries-free teeth has been a common sequela in patients with vitamin D-resistant rickets (VDRR). A successful attempt has been made to prevent such abscesses in a 41/2-year-old boy with VDRR by covering susceptible teeth with chrome crowns.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003442:Crowns; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007015:Hypophosphatemia, Familial / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous