Case Study Lauren Damm: Date: 11/09/10
Patient: Age: 9 Gender: Female Height: 4’ 4” Weight: 68 lbs. Vital Signs: HR: 78 bpm Respiratory rate: 20rpm Blood Pressure: 110/70 mmhg Temperature: 98.5 degrees Fahrenheit Chief complaint Teeth appear to be opalescent in color. Medical Alert None Name of Syndrome: Coronal Dentin Dysplasia Cause of Syndrome - Medical History (if applicable) A genetic disorder affecting the dentin development of the teeth.
Orofacial Clinical Features “Opalescent deciduous teeth, with obliterated pulp chambers “ Age/race/sex predilections and Systemic Clinical Features: “An autosomal dominant disorder of dentin development. “ Primary teeth appear to be brownish blue with a “translucent opalescence” Permanent teeth show no difference in color. Radiographic Features of this Syndrome “Pulp chambers in deciduous teeth become obliterated. While in permanent teeth, large pulp chamber is seen in coronal portion of the tooth, and pulp stones may be found.”
Special considerations in Treatment of this patient? How is it Diagnosed? How common is it? Is it a horse or zebra? *No treatments were listed. *Assuming it is very uncommon. *This syndrome would be a zebra.
Pictures of Disease or Syndrome
Intraoral Pictures
List Sources and References (This should be more than your text book!) hmg.oxfordjournals.org/content/11/21/2559/F1.large.jpg (picture) jenneink.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/23/nena_braves_hat.jpg (picture)