Early loss of primary incisors due to parafunctional tendency. Case report.
Premature loss of primary teeth associated with a parafunctional habit in 30-month-old child is reported. Report details, clinically and radiographically, these effects in a very young child and reviews diagnostic possibilities. Early detection and scrutiny by the pediatric dentist is important to determine origin and to rule out periodontal disease as manifestation of underlying systemic disease.
Columbia-New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, USA.
Keith
K
Da Silva
Barnali
B
Roy
Richard K
RK
Yoon
D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*