Author/Editor		Rode, M; Kansky, A; Kansky, A
Title		Changes of teeth and periodontium in patients with the syndromes Papillon-Lefevre and Unna-Thost
Type		članek
Source		In: Kansky A, Pavičič Ž, editors. Dermatological lesions of palms and soles. Zagreb: Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 199-204
Language		eng
Abstract		Teeth and periodontal tissues were studied in 8 patients with the Papillon-Lefevre syndrome, as well as 32 patients with palmoplantar keratoderma Unna-Thost type. The cells of the epithelial rests of Malassez most probably react to the mastication with marked hyperplasia. Such a phenomenon is most probably analogus to the thickened horny layer on the palms and solec. The hyperplastic epithelial rests of Malassez diminish the density of the collagen network in the periodontal membrane, and therefore the fixation of the teeth in alveolae is impaired and the teeth get loose.
Descriptors		PAPILLON-LEFEVRE DISEASE KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR, DIFFUSE TOOTH DISEASES PERIODONTAL DISEASES