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Research from Cardiff University has provided new data on hypophosphatasia
2009 JUN 30 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to recent research from Wales, "There are reports in the literature of the various dental features of hypophosphatasia, especially where it affects the deciduous dentition. The descriptions include both the manifestations of the disorder and the subsequent patterns of tooth loss." "There are fewer descriptions of the effects of hypophosphatasia on the permanent dentition and little information on the subsequent prosthodontic management of these patients, particularly in relation to the use of dental implants. The aim of this paper was to review the literature on the dental effects of hypophosphatasia, present two cases and describe how one of those patients, a young adult, was successfully rehabilitated using dental implants," wrote C.D. Lynch and colleagues, Cardiff University. The researchers concluded: "That latter patient's pattern of tooth loss as well as some histological and scanning electron microscopic findings of root cementum from the other case is also described." Lynch and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation (Prosthodontic rehabilitation of hypophosphatasia using dental implants: a review of the literature and two case reports. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2009;36(6):462-468). For additional information, contact C.D. Lynch, Cardiff University, School Dental, Heath Pk, Cardiff CF14 4XY, S Glam, Wales. Publisher contact information for the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation is: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., Commerce Place, 350 Main St., Malden 02148, MA, USA. Keywords: Wales, Bone, Hypophosphatasia, Oral Rehabilitation, Prosthodontics, Rehabilitation Research, Tooth Loss, Cardiff University. This article was prepared by Life Science Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Life Science Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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