title: Dental age in patients with neurofibromatosis 1.
abstract: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common, hereditary, neurocutaneous skeletal condition with a variety of osseous manifestations. Although NF1 also affects craniofacial structures, the literature has only limited information related to the effect of NF1 on dental development. In this study the dental age of 34 Finnish NF1 patients, 8-17 yr of age, was estimated using the Demirjian & Goldstein method. The dental age of children with NF1 was similar to that of a Finnish control population. The findings suggest that NF1 does not affect the timing of tooth development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diseases and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. pajaas@utu.fi
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jääsaari
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Visnapuu
authors.forename: Marjatta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nyström
authors.forename: Sirkku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peltonen
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peltonen
authors.forename: Risto-Pekka
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Happonen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D014070:Tooth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development*