Dental manifestations of the hypophosphatemic rickets: A case report

Abstract

Rickets is a disorder of bone mineralization in children's skeleton. It is most often associated with vitamin D deficiency, however, it can also occur due to a decrease in serum phosphate levels, which leads to inadequate tissue mineralization, with consequent skeletal deformity and growth disorders. Patients with hypophosphatemic rickets show teeth changes at the morphological and histological level, as well as on radiological images. The aim of this study was to perform clinical and radiological evaluation of dental manifestations of hypophosphatemic rickets in a four-year-old boy, as well as to point out the necessity of including a dentist in the treatment of this disease in order to prevent oral complications.

Keywords

• hypophosphatemia
• rickets
• dentin
• periapical abscess