Open AccessOral manifestations in growth hormone disorders
Author(s) -
Gaurav Atreja,
Shikha Handa Atreja,
Nitul Jain,
Urvashi Sukhija
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.95678
Subject(s) - medicine , dwarfism , hypopituitarism , growth hormone , growth hormone deficiency , skull , delayed puberty , facial skeleton , disease , hormone , pediatrics , endocrinology , surgery , biology , biochemistry , gene
Growth hormone is of vital importance for normal growth and development. Individuals with growth hormone deficiency develop pituitary dwarfism with disproportionate delayed growth of skull and facial skeleton giving them a small facial appearance for their age. Both hyper and hypopituitarism have a marked effect on development of oro-facial structures including eruption and shedding patterns of teeth, thus giving an opportunity to treating dental professionals to first see the signs and symptoms of these growth disorders and correctly diagnose the serious underlying disease.