Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report

Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report

Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited genetic disease characterized by sclerosis of the skeleton caused by the absence or malfunction of osteoclasts. Three distinct forms of the disease have been recognized, autosomal dominant osteopetrosis being the most common. Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis exhibit...

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Main Authors: Priyanka Kant, Neelkamal Sharda, Rahul R. Bhowate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/707343
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spelling doaj-f7bef4d3139a461a9ffec3de3f59de422021-07-02T05:34:20ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/707343707343Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case ReportPriyanka Kant0Neelkamal Sharda1Rahul R. Bhowate2Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Sector 43, Aravalli Hills, Delhi-Surajkund Road, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Sector 43, Aravalli Hills, Delhi-Surajkund Road, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra 442001, IndiaOsteopetrosis is a rare inherited genetic disease characterized by sclerosis of the skeleton caused by the absence or malfunction of osteoclasts. Three distinct forms of the disease have been recognized, autosomal dominant osteopetrosis being the most common. Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis exhibits a heterogeneous trait with milder symptoms, often at later childhood or adulthood. The aim of this case report is to present the clinical and radiographic features of a 35-year-old female patient with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II who exhibited features of chronic generalised periodontitis, and the radiographs revealed generalised osteosclerosis and hallmark radiographic features of ADO type II, that is, “bone-within-bone appearance” and “Erlenmeyer-flask deformity.”http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/707343
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author Priyanka Kant
Neelkamal Sharda
Rahul R. Bhowate
spellingShingle Priyanka Kant
Neelkamal Sharda
Rahul R. Bhowate
Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report
Case Reports in Dentistry
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Neelkamal Sharda
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title Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report
title_short Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report
title_full Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report
title_fullStr Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Clinical and Radiological Findings of Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II: A Case Report
title_sort clinical and radiological findings of autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type ii: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
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publishDate 2013-01-01
description Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited genetic disease characterized by sclerosis of the skeleton caused by the absence or malfunction of osteoclasts. Three distinct forms of the disease have been recognized, autosomal dominant osteopetrosis being the most common. Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis exhibits a heterogeneous trait with milder symptoms, often at later childhood or adulthood. The aim of this case report is to present the clinical and radiographic features of a 35-year-old female patient with autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II who exhibited features of chronic generalised periodontitis, and the radiographs revealed generalised osteosclerosis and hallmark radiographic features of ADO type II, that is, “bone-within-bone appearance” and “Erlenmeyer-flask deformity.”
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