Pathology Flashcards
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what is mostly seen in patients with true generalized microdontia
-a systemic disorder or syndrome, like pitutry dwarfism, oro-faciodigital syndrome or oculo-mandibular -facial syndrome
-or patients who have gone chemotherapy that altered the formation of the developing dentition
microdontia is more common in?
females, with overall incidence of 1.5 to 2%
most affected tooth by hypodontia?
upper lateral -peg shaped
histology of microdontia
teeth are normal, however enamel and dentinal layers are not as robust as normal.
differential diagnosis of microdontia
-pituitary dwarfism
-hypothyroidism
-defects in growth hormones’
treatment of microdontia
restorative options to improve aesthetic
complications associated with microdontia?
function and esthetic challenges
but ususally, the underlying syndrome is the reason for concern
generalized macrodontia is associated with syndromes, name them
1-insulin-resistant diabetes
2-otodental syndrome
3-hypophyseal gigantism
macrodontia is more common in? and at which age?
it has no sex predilection
-age 8 to 13
cause of macrodontia - hostologically>?
over expression of dental developmental structures, resulting in hyperactivity of the tissue produced during tooth development
histophatology of macrodontia?
normal teeth, but with thicker layers of enamel and dentin
generalized cases of macrodontia are associated with?
underlying syndrome, or systemic conditions
what is molarization?
macrodontia in premolar
differential diagnosis of macrodontia
-gemination
-fusion
-facial hemihypertrophy
most affected tooth in macrodontia?
maxillary central incisror
complications or difficulties in macrodontia lies in
1-during extraction
2-moving the teeth in ortho ttt
3-it also may lead to crowding
4-aesthetic concern
Taurodontism is attributed to?
failure of sufficient invagination of the epithelial root sheath during tooth development, which result in misplaced dentin deposition
syndromes associated with taurodontism?
1-amelogenesis imperfecta
2-klinfelter syndrome
3-down sundrome
taurodontism is m ore common in?
male with less that 1%, mostly seen in eskimos and native americans
taurodontism results from one of three suggested pathologic processes?
1- delay of calcification of the pulp chamber
2-deficiency of odontoblasts with a resultant alteration in hertwig’s epithelial root sheath
3-or as a result of disrupted developmental homeostasis
histology of taurdontissm?
normal tooth with abnormally large pulp chamber
taurdontissm is a challenge to every specialty except? and why?
periodontics, because the root furcation is located more apically it reduced the frequency of periodontally driven furcation involvment.
complication of taurdontissm?
extraction due to inability of finding a furcation grip
treatment of fusion?
patients are prone to restorative, periodontal and, endodontic, and surgical complications so patients must be encouraged to keep ideal oral hygine to prevent complications