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A female child age 11 years reported at Dinesh Dental Clinic, Port Blair, ANDAMANS with the premature exfoliation of teeth both deciduous and permanent teeth .She gave a history of deciduous tooth falling when she was seven months old after 3 to 7 days of eruption
On physical examination : Child is well built, normal gait Height 43” and 35 kg wt.
Extra oral examination: NAD
Intra oral exfoliated 123|1235
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Teeth present 6543|56
654|6
Lip: NAD
Oral Mucosa NAD
Tongue NAD
Alveolar ridge- knife edge in the region of exfoliated teeth
Radiography examination:
OPG: under developed upper and lower jaws
Teeth present 76431|13467
76543|34567
Coronal: normal E/D
Pulp chamber: large
Root: decreased root with the age formation
In some teeth no root formation
Show delayed eruption of teeth for the age group
Patient has no pain and other symptoms
Lab findings
Serum calcium 9.2 mg/dl
Serum Inorganic phosphorus 4.9 mg/dl
Serum Alkaline phosphatase 171 IU/L
Hb% 12.gm%
Haematocrit 33%
Blood sugar- fasting – 74
Blood sugar – PP- 111
TLC 4900/ul
ESR 10 mm/hr
Platelet count 2.40/ul
Platelet on smear adequate
RBC count 4.3 M/ul
MCV 77fl
MCH 28pg
MCHC 36%
Neutrophil 32
Lymphocyte 55
Eosionophil 9
Monocyte 4
Basophil 0, RBC Normocytic Normochromic
WBC- Mild Eosinophilia
No Heamoparasites
Tooth present are UPPER RIGHT 6,5,4,3 UPPER LEFT 5,6 with spacing.
LOWER RIGHT 5,4 and LOWER LEFT 6 only(Small size).All teeth doesn’t resemble normal.
OPG reveals few permanent teeth with spacing
X-RAY Right Wrist AP & Lat( Bone density is normal, Bone alignment is normal, joint spaces and articular margins are normal No lytic /sclerotic lesion noted No evidence of any erosion or eburnation seen, No evidence of # seen, soft tissues are normal.
X-RAY CHEST PA View…
Both lung fields are clear
Both hila are normal in size and position Costophrenic and cardiaophrenic angles are clear Cardiac contour & size are within normal limits.
The rib cage is normal, Soft tissues are normal.
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Based on the history and clinical examination
Dentine Dysplasia(Rootless teeth)
DiscussionDentin Dysplasia (Rootless teeth) is a hereditary defect in dentin formation in which coronal dentin and tooth condition is normal, the root dentin is abnormal with a gnarled pattern and associated shortened and tapered root.
Clinical feature
Normal eruption pattern, bluish cervical region Type I Radicular dysplasia normal crown of regular or slightly amber translucency, tendency toward complete obliteration of pulp chamber abnormal spaces between the teeth malaligned, malpositioned and severe mobility.
Type II coronal Dysplasia-semi transparent opalescent primary teeth normal appearance in the permanent teeth, incomplete obliteration of pulp cavities pulpotomes.
Differential diagnosisVit D deficiency- (Bone formation of upper and lower limbs and palm is normal
Parathhormone deficiency no hormonal imbalance is seen
Cementogensis imprerfecta( cementation formation is normal)
