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Alveolar Bone Loss in Two Children With Short‐Bowel Syndrome Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition
Author(s) -
Wright Kevin B.,
Holan Gideon,
Casamassimo Paul S.,
King Dennis R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1991.62.4.272
Subject(s) - medicine , short bowel syndrome , parenteral nutrition , dental alveolus , dentition , dentistry , surgery
T wo preschool children who were receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for short‐bowel syndrome (SBS) were noted to have radiographic evidence of alveolar bone loss in their primary dentition. Tooth mobility, gingival recession, and premature tooth loss were clinical findings in these children. Both had a 2‐year history of recurrent infections and fluctuating serum electrolytes prior to identification of their dental problems. J Periodontol 1991; 62:272–275 .