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A Mouse Model for Pathogen-induced Chronic Inflammation at Local and Systemic Sites
Published on: August 8, 2014
Role of inflammation in developmental odontogenic pathosis
Sandeep S Gupta1, Devi C Shetty2, Aadithya B Urs3
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, RKDF Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Abstract:
Periapical infection in the primary tooth may lead to periapical abscess, granuloma, radicular cyst and even osteomyelitis. The infection in primary teeth can also affect the developing successor teeth leading to hypomineralization, hypoplasia, arrest of tooth development, regional odontodysplasia, delayed eruption etc. The purpose of this article is to report a case of malformed permanent tooth in relation to overlying infected deciduous teeth. The probable role of inflammation in pathogenesis of the present condition is also being discussed.
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