Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis:
A Case Report
Published: August 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6358
Halenur Altan, Gül Tosun, Yas¸ar S¸en
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay Turkey.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
3. Professor, Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Correspondence
Dr. Halenur Altan,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
E-mail: onat_2012@windowslive.com
Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis (IJO) is a very rare disease, self restrictive and shows marked, spontaneous improvement during adolescence. The major clinical features were pain with difficulty walking, growth retardation, oral and dental abnormalities with radiographically porous bone structure. A 13-year-old male referred to paediatric dentistry clinic for toothache. The observations made with extra-intraoral clinic examination that one revealed short and skinny stature, diffuse caries in deciduous teeth, abraded lower incisor, deep bite and dysmorphic appearance in permanent incisor. This report emphasizes the recognized features of IJO as well as describes facio-dental findings that could aid in the diagnosis and management of these patients.
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