Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2003)

Type III Osteogenesis Imperfecta With Dentinogenesis Imperfecta - A Case Report And review of Literature

  • Prabal Pal

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 3
pp. 135 – 142

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a genetic disorder affecting approximately 20,000 U.S. population with multiple fracture of the bone. The, actual literature of the number of patients suffering from Osteogenesis Impcrfecta in Indian Population is still nor available. This is a case of a male patient who presented to the O.PD. of Subharati Dental College with history of pain ands swelling in the left lower posterior teeth region. On detail workout of the case it was found that the patient had Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type I with Type III Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Very few cases with such presentation is reported in Indian Literature. The following report presents the clinical findings of Osteogcnesis Imperfecta and an associated review of Literature.