Congenital hypothyroidism and changes in the enamel of deciduous teeth.

• Deciduous teeth from children with congenital hypothyroidism were collected and ground sections were prepared. The sections were analysed by means of polarized light and microradiography. The enamel in ground sections of deciduous teeth from children with congenital hypothyroidism showed an increase in areas with elevated pore volume distribution in both the pre- and postnatal enamel. The findings suggest that thyroid hormone influences enamel maturation. Further, alterations in enamel structure, presumably due to prenatal thyroid deficiency, were found to be more common among children with neurological abnormalities at the age of 7 to 9 years.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Odontologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Dentistry (hsv//eng)

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Child

Preschool

Congenital Hypothyroidism

Dental Enamel

metabolism

pathology

Female

Humans

Hypothyroidism

metabolism

pathology

Infant

Infant

Newborn

Male

Microradiography

Microscopy

Polarization

Minerals

metabolism

Tooth

Deciduous

metabolism

pathology

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