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Oral‐dental findings in dyskeratosis congenita
Author(s) -
Yavuzyilmaz Ezel,
Yamalik Nermin,
Yetgirr Sevgi,
Kansu Özden
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1992.tb01011.x
Subject(s) - dyskeratosis congenita , medicine , pancytopenia , microcephaly , leukoplakia , gingival recession , dental alveolus , dermatology , periodontitis , dentistry , pathology , telomere , pediatrics , bone marrow , dna , genetics , cancer , biology
A 13‐yr‐old girl with dyskeratosis congenita is presented. Besides oral leukoplakia and nail dystrophies, there was evidence of pancytopenia, growth retardation, alopecia, mental retardation and microcephaly. The oral findings included caries, gingival recession, short‐blunted roots, gingival bleeding, tooth mobility and severe alveolar bone loss resembling juvenile periodontitis.