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Fragile teeth

MedGen UID:
382413
Concept ID:
C2674620
Finding
Synonym: Spontaneous tooth fracture
 
HPO: HP:0025124

Definition

A tendency of teeth to fracture as manifested by a history of repeated fracture of the dental enamel without adequate trauma. [from HPO]

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Familial expansile osteolysis
MedGen UID:
96593
Concept ID:
C0432292
Congenital Abnormality
Familial expansile osteolysis is an autosomal dominant bone dysplasia characterized by increased bone remodeling with osteolytic lesions mainly affecting the appendicular skeleton. There is medullary and cortical expansion of the bone without sclerosis, leading to painful and disabling deformities and tendency to pathologic fracture. Clinical features include onset of conductive hearing loss in childhood, premature loss of teeth, and variably increased serum alkaline phosphatase (summary by Palenzuela et al., 2002 and Elahi et al., 2007).

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PubMed

Mandelaris GA, Richman C, Kao RT
Clin Adv Periodontics 2020 Dec;10(4):213-223. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1002/cap.10116. PMID: 32853483

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Therapy

Hennessey TA, Backman SB, Meterissian SH, Schricker T
Can J Anaesth 2007 Oct;54(10):835-9. doi: 10.1007/BF03021712. PMID: 17934166

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