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Case report: hypophosphatemic rickets and aggressive periodontitis: a review of the role of dentine matrix protein 1 in the pathogenesis.
European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry - 1 Feb 2011
Al-Jundi S H, Hammad M M, Dabous I
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BACKGROUND: The association between hypophosphatemic rickets (HR) and excessive periodontal breakdown was reported in mice models of HR. In humans, this is the first report of a possible association between HR and periodontal breakdown. CASE REPORT: The following presents a report of a case of a 15 yearold child diagnosed with HR at age 9 years, with atypical premature spontaneous loss of teeth due to periodontal...
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