Capacity of dermatologists to diagnose oral and perioral lesions compared with orthodontists, primary care physicians, and pediatricians.

Oral pathology is an interdisciplinary field of unclear boundaries. Only a few studies have been previously published comparing the diagnostic capacity among different specialists taking care of the disorders involving oral mucosa and perioral skin. The goal of this study was to assess the capacity for diagnosing dermatologic conditions involving the oral mucosa and perioral skin in children and adults among orthodontists, dermatologists, and primary care physicians. Samples of orthodontists (n = 118), dermatologists (n = 100), pediatricians (n = 75), and family doctors (n = 68) were selected for the study. Two tests of 30 color clinical photographs each were prepared, one containing oral lesions in children and other one in adults. Statistical and comparative analyses of correct and incorrect answers were performed in each group and subgroup of participants. Dermatologists were clearly better trained than other specialists in oral and perioral pathology. This advantage over their counterparts in other specialties was seen in both residents and board-certified dermatologists. Though by small margin, orthodontists showed better performance than pediatricians and family doctors. Dermatologists showed higher capacity to achieve the right diagnosis in common oral and perioral disorders than orthodontists, pediatricians, and family doctors.

Non-syndromic concomitant hypodontia and supernumerary teeth in an orthodontic population.

The simultaneous occurrence of hypodontia and supernumerary teeth in the same individual is termed 'concomitant hypo-hyperodontia' (CHH). There appears to be a correlation between CHH and some syndromes, but this anomaly is very rare in the general population. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of CHH in a large sample of non-syndromic orthodontic patients. The records of 2108 consecutive non-syndromic orthodontic patients aged from 7 to 16 years were examined retrospectively. Every patient had at least one panoramic radiograph. When the diagnosis of hypodontia and/or hyperodontia was made in a child under 10 years of age, a second panoramic film was taken 2-4 years later. Statistical analysis of the data was undertaken using a chi-square test. Single or multiple hypodontia was diagnosed in 137 patients (6.5 per cent), 62 males and 75 females. One or more supernumerary teeth were found in 42 patients (2 per cent), 22 males and 20 females. CHH was diagnosed in seven subjects (0.33 per cent), four males and three females. In the CHH subpopulation, the total number of absent and supernumerary teeth was nine and eight, respectively. Hypodontia always occurred in the permanent dentition and was more frequent in the mandible than in the maxilla (four versus three teeth). Supernumerary teeth were more frequent in the permanent than in the primary dentition (six versus two teeth). Five supernumeraries were located in the maxilla and three in the mandible.

Amelogenesis imperfecta: revisión / Amelogenesis imperfecta: a review

Con la denominación de Amelogénesis Imperfecta(AI) se define un grupo de enfermedades hereditarias heterogéneas clínica y genéticamente que se caracterizan por alteraciones del esmalte. También pueden observarse otras alteraciones orales y extraorales. La maloclusión más frecuente en estos pacientes es la mordida abierta. Algunos casos forman parte de un síndrome. Hasta el momento se han identificado mutaciones en cinco genes, AMELX, ENAM, KLK4, MMP20 yDLX3, que participan en la formación del esmalte normal, pero quedan otros por identificar. Los autores actualizan los conocimientos sobre la etiopatogenia, clasificación, manifestaciones clínicas, diagnóstico y tratamiento interdisciplinar de la AI (AU)

Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a collective designation for a clinically and genetically diverse group of disorders displaying enamel malformations. Other oral and extraoral aberrations have been reported, and open bite is the most common malocclusion. Some cases present as a part of a syndrome. Mutations in five genes involved in normal enamel formation(AMELX, ENAM, MMP20, KLK4 and DLX3) have been identified as cause of amelogenesis imperfecta, but some others remain to be identified. This paper reviews current knowledge about etiopathogenesis, classification, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment of AI (AU)