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Claudio Maranhão Pereira1, Cleverton Roberto de Andrade, Pablo Agustín Vargas
1Department of Semiology and Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba/SP, Brazil.
Abstract:
The X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by low serum phosphate levels caused by a decreased renal tubular reabsorption of inorganic phosphates. The initial complaints are a delay in the development of walking caused by deformity of the legs. Oral findings include poorly mineralized dentin, enlarged pulp chambers and root canals, and periradicular abscesses in caries-free teeth. We present three patients from the same family with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets showing bone and dental alterations.
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