title: Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis: A Case Report.
abstract: Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis (IJO) is a very rare disease, self restrictive and shows marked, spontaneous improvement during adolescence. The major clinical features were pain with difficulty walking, growth retardation, oral and dental abnormalities with radiographically porous bone structure. A 13-year-old male referred to paediatric dentistry clinic for toothache. The observations made with extra-intraoral clinic examination that one revealed short and skinny stature, diffuse caries in deciduous teeth, abraded lower incisor, deep bite and dysmorphic appearance in permanent incisor. This report emphasizes the recognized features of IJO as well as describes facio-dental findings that could aid in the diagnosis and management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mustafa Kemal University , Hatay Turkey .
authors.forename: Halenur
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Altan
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University , Konya, Turkey .
authors.forename: Gül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University , Konya, Turkey .
authors.forename: Yaşar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Şen
keywords: Bone; Diagnosis; Paediatric dentistry; Tooth