Dental manifestations of patient with Vitamin D-resistant rickets

• Main Authors: Andreia Pereira SOUZA (Author), Tatiana Yuriko KOBAYASHI (Author), Natalino LOURENCO NETO (Author), Salete Moura Bonifacio SILVA (Author), Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira MACHADO (Author), Thais Marchini OLIVEIRA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients with Vitamin D-resistant rickets have abnormal tooth morphology such as thin globular dentin and enlarged pulp horns that extend into the dentino-enamel junction. Invasion of the pulp by microorganisms and toxins is inevitable. The increased fibrotic content of the pulp, together with a red...