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- Title
Assessment of enamel hypoplasia in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy- candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED).
- Authors
Pernlola, Roberto; Tamborrino, Gluseppe; Marsigllante, Santo; de Rinaldis, Corrado
- Abstract
The features of enamel hypoplasia in a small group of patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED} are described. Using a recently developed method. the authors evaluated quantitatively the amount of defect in each tooth by measuring the width of the hypoplastic lesions and dividing the value by the crown height. They then assessed the degree of damage in each tooth type (from central incisors to second premolars) and patient. Canines were the most severely affected among maxillary and mandibular teeth, but all tooth types were involved. Analysing both the differences between patients and their age at the beginning of the defect. the authors observe that hypoparathyroidism is not responsible for the onset of enamel hypoplasia in APECED, although it may contribute to the damage.
- Subjects
CANDIDIASIS; ENDOCRINE diseases; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; DYSTROPHY; MYCOSES; AUTOIMMUNE diseases
- Publication
Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, 1998, Vol 27, Issue 6, p278
- ISSN
0904-2512
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0714.1998.tb01956.x