Author/Authors
ÜLKÜ, Sabiha Zelal Dicle Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article
PROSTHETIC REHABILITATION IN PATIENT’SWITH OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA: 2 CASES REPORT
شماره ركورد
26186
Abstract
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or ‘brittle bone disease’ is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by increased bone fragility and low bone mass. Genetically and fenotipically heterogeneous group of hereditary metabolic disorders. Typically, patients with OI exhibit osseous tissue fragility, dentinogenesis imperfecta, blue sclera, hearing loss, laxity of the joints, excessive perspiration, short length, easy echimose development, cardiopulmoner anomalies. There is very varying degrees in the frequency and severity of the symptoms among patients.We aimed in this article a 18 and 22 years old brothers in a osteogenesis imperfecta case evaluation, brothers were seven years periodically to be followed.
From Page
103
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Osteogenesis imperfecta , prosthetic rehabilitation , bone fragility
JournalTitle
Acta Odontologica Turcica
To Page
107
JournalTitle
Acta Odontologica Turcica
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