Vitamin D is an essential hormone for calcium gut absorption. It is also involved in child growth, cancer prevention, immune system responses, and tooth formation. Due to inadequate vitamin D intake and/or decreased sunlight exposure, vitamin D deficiency has resurfaced in developed countries despite known inexpensive and effective preventive methods. Vitamin D deficiency is a common cause of rickets, a condition that affects bone development in children and that can have serious dental complications. Deficiency during pregnancy can cause enamel hypoplasia of primary teeth. Enamel regeneration is currently impossible; hypoplasia is therefore irreversible, and once affected, teeth are prone to fast caries development. Deficiency during early childhood can affect permanent teeth and ensuing caries can sometimes lead to tooth loss at a young age. Oral manifestations of rickets should be diagnosed early by both physicians and dentists to prevent severe dental complications. This case study presents 2 young girls with rickets in early childhood who suffered from subsequent serious tooth decay.
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April 01 2014
Dental Complications of Rickets in Early Childhood: Case Report on 2 Young Girls
Tiphaine Davit-Béal, DDS;
aDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry,
bCharles Foix Hospital, Ivry-sur-Seine, France;
cUniversity Paris Descartes Dental School, Montrouge, France; and
dUMR 7138, Paris, France
Address correspondence to Tiphaine Davit-Béal, DDS, PhD, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Charles Foix Hospital, GHPS, 12 Avenue de la République, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, France. E-mail: tdavitbeal@wanadoo.fr
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Julie Gabay, DDS;
Julie Gabay, DDS
bCharles Foix Hospital, Ivry-sur-Seine, France;
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Pauline Antoniolli, DDS;
Pauline Antoniolli, DDS
bCharles Foix Hospital, Ivry-sur-Seine, France;
cUniversity Paris Descartes Dental School, Montrouge, France; and
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Jeanne Masle-Farquhar;
Jeanne Masle-Farquhar
bCharles Foix Hospital, Ivry-sur-Seine, France;
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Maryse Wolikow, DDS
Maryse Wolikow, DDS
aDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry,
bCharles Foix Hospital, Ivry-sur-Seine, France;
cUniversity Paris Descartes Dental School, Montrouge, France; and
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Address correspondence to Tiphaine Davit-Béal, DDS, PhD, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Charles Foix Hospital, GHPS, 12 Avenue de la République, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, France. E-mail: tdavitbeal@wanadoo.fr
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.
Pediatrics (2014) 133 (4): e1077–e1081.
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October 10 2013
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Tiphaine Davit-Béal, Julie Gabay, Pauline Antoniolli, Jeanne Masle-Farquhar, Maryse Wolikow; Dental Complications of Rickets in Early Childhood: Case Report on 2 Young Girls. Pediatrics April 2014; 133 (4): e1077–e1081. 10.1542/peds.2013-0733
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