title: Dental findings in a patient with biliary atresia.
abstract: The dental treatment of a 3-year-old male with biliary atresia is discussed. The patient was scheduled for a liver transplant and was receiving Cyclosporine A. Due to the severity of the dental condition and to reduce the possibility of infection, all twenty primary teeth were extracted. The extracted teeth displayed a marked greenish discoloration of both the crowns and the roots. Histological examination revealed extensive interglobular dentin, a number of faint yellow-brown lines contouring the developmental pattern and a distinctive fluorescent line. The dental and pharmacological considerations relating to the treatment plan for this case are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy-School of Dentistry, Michigan 48207.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Majewski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kabani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000209:etiology*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine