title: Progressive hemifacial atrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome). Case report.
abstract: Progressive hemifacial atrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome) is a slowly progressing facial atrophy of subcutaneous fat and the wasting of associated skin, cartilage, and bone. This disorder includes an active progressive phase (2 to 10 years) followed by a burning out of the atrophic process with subsequent stability. This article presents a review of the literature and a case report with unique dental involvement as a result of this disease process.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program, Fort George G. Meade, MD, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mazzeo
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Mathieu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003784:Dental Pulp Calcification / Q000209:etiology; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000473:pathology