Childhood hypophosphatasia. A case report.
Hypophosphatasia is a hereditary disease that can present as premature exfoliation of deciduous dentition in young children. We present a case of a 32-month-old female with a history of skeletal problems who spontaneously exfoliated three mandibular primary teeth. It was the premature exfoliation of her mandibular teeth that led to the diagnosis of childhood hypophosphatasia.
Ramer
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Department of Dentistry and Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA.
Basta
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Fisher
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003481:Cuspid; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000002:abnormalities; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007014:Hypophosphatasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D007180:Incisor; D008334:Mandible; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation / Q000209:etiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous