| |
|
| Year : 2001 | Volume
: 19
| Issue : 2 | Page : 61-6 |
Papillon Lefevre syndrome : management of a case.
UM Nadkarni, AM Jawdekar, SG Damle, SG Sujan
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai,
Correspondence Address:
U M Nadkarni
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai
PMID: 11692824
Papillon Lefevre Syndrome is a rare syndrome autosomal recessive in nature, manifesting as keratosis palmoplantaris with periodontitis. A case of Papillon Lefevre Syndrome present in a 12 year old boy is presented. Only the permanent maxillary canines were present in the oral cavity when the patient was first seen, and despite efforts towards preservation, they had to be extracted. (complete dentures were made and the patient was followed up for 26 months.
[PDF Not available]*
|
