Familial hypophosphatemic vitamin D-resistant rickets--prevention of spontaneous dental abscesses on primary teeth: a case report

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2009 Apr;107(4):525-30. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.12.003. Epub 2009 Feb 6.

Abstract

Familial hypophosphatemic vitamin D-resistant rickets is a hereditary disease generally transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait and characterized by distinctive general clinical signs. Dental features include spontaneous dental abscesses that occur in the absence of a history of trauma or dental decay. The challenge for the dentist is to prevent and treat these lesions. This report describes the case of a young hypophosphatemic boy with abscesses. In this case, the application of fluid resin composites with a self-etching primer bonding system to all primary teeth prevented abscess formation for more than 1 year and thus avoided endodontic treatment or extraction. This constitutes a new approach to the prevention of spontaneous abscesses on primary teeth in children with familial hypophosphatemic rickets.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Composite Resins / therapeutic use*
  • Dental Bonding
  • Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets / complications*
  • Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets / genetics
  • Genetic Diseases, X-Linked*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • PHEX Phosphate Regulating Neutral Endopeptidase / genetics
  • Pedigree
  • Periapical Abscess / etiology
  • Periapical Abscess / prevention & control*
  • Pit and Fissure Sealants / therapeutic use*
  • Tooth, Deciduous / pathology*

Substances

  • Composite Resins
  • Pit and Fissure Sealants
  • PHEX Phosphate Regulating Neutral Endopeptidase