Abnormal Dentition

Abnormal Dentition in a Boy with Incontinentia Pigmenti: Case Report

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is an X-linked dominant genodermatosis characterized by typical skin lesions along Blaschko's lines and associated with ocular, dental, nails, hair, skeletal, central nervous system and cardiovascular anomalies. We report a 5-year-old boy with cutaneous hyperpigmentation along Blaschko's lines, atrophic streaks, strabismus and mental retardation. He showed the charac...

abnormal dentition in a boy with incontinentia pigmenti: case report.

incontinentia pigmenti (ip) is an x-linked dominant genodermatosis characterized by typical skin lesions along blaschko's lines and associated with ocular, dental, nails, hair, skeletal, central nervous system and cardiovascular anomalies. we report a 5-year-old boy with cutaneous hyperpigmentation along blaschko's lines, atrophic streaks, strabismus and mental retardation. he showed the charac...

Acanthosis nigricans, Abnormal Facial Appearance and Dentition in an Insulin Resistance Syndrome

BACKGROUND Insulin resistance syndromes are a heterogeneous group of disorders with variable clinical phenotypes, associated with increased blood glucose and insulin levels. CASE PRESENTATION Herein, a 10-year old girl with abnormal face and dentition is presented. She has suffered from diabetes mellitus type I since she was 6 years old. Hyperglycemia did not respond to age appropriate insuli...

Restoration of the failing dentition.

Compound Odontoma in Deciduous Dentition

Odontomas are benign tumors containing all the components of the odontogenic tissue. Disturbances in tooth eruption are one of the most common complications associated with odontomas. They are generally asymptomatic and are usually seen in second and third decades of life, rarely seen below 10 years of age. Herewith, we report an unusual occurrence of compound odontoma in a 4-year-old child vis...