Avtor/Urednik		Pavlič, Alenka; Waltimo-Siren, Janna
Naslov		Clinical and microstructural aberrations of enamel of deciduous and permanent teeth in patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy
Tip		članek
Vir		Arch Oral Biol
Vol. in št.		Letnik 54, št. 7
Leto izdaje		2009
Obseg		str. 658-65
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Objective: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) causes multiple endocrine deficiencies, oral candidiasis and different forms of ectodermal dystrophy including enamel hypoplasia, documented in permanent teeth. Our purpose was to examine dental aberrations associated with APECED, including possible manifestations in primary teeth. Design: We studied clinically, radiographically, and by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) teeth of children belonging to two APECED families with different mutations in the AIRE gene. Results: In addition to enamel defects in the permanent teeth we observed hypoplastic pits and hypomaturated patches in the deciduous teeth with underlying changes in the prismatic ultrastructure. The enamel of the permanent molars exhibited a layered arrangement with included whirl-like formations. Conclusion: Our findings confirm that APECED causes enamel defects that are individually but chronologically distributed, and can alter enamel development early enough to affect deciduous teeth.
Deskriptorji		POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE CANDIDIASIS, ORAL DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA TOOTH ABNORMALITIES MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING