Pulp obliteration in a patient with sclerodermatous chronic graft-versus-host disease
Camilla Borges Ferreira Gomes, Nathaniel Simon Treister, Brian Miller, Philippe Armand, Bernard Friedland
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Dental pulp calcification is a common finding associated with localized dental trauma, genetic disorders, and systemic inflammatory diseases. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a frequent complication after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) characterized by...
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Dental pulp calcification is a common finding associated with localized dental trauma, genetic disorders, and systemic inflammatory diseases. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a frequent complication after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) characterized by immune-mediated injury to the skin, mouth, eyes, liver, and other tissues, resulting in significant disability and reduced quality of life. We report a patient with sclerodermatous cGVHD who presented with general pulp calcification in all teeth 5 years after allo-HCT. A review of full mouth dental radiographs obtained just before allo-HCT revealed normal-appearing pulp chambers. Based on prior reports of generalized pulp calcification associated with progressive systemic sclerosis, we hypothesized that the etiology was likely related to the presence of cGVHD with associated vascular and fibrotic tissue changes within the pulp vasculature. Clinicians should consider cGVHD in the differential diagnosis of generalized pulp calcification
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Pulp obliteration in a patient with sclerodermatous chronic graft-versus-host disease
Camilla Borges Ferreira Gomes, Nathaniel Simon Treister, Brian Miller, Philippe Armand, Bernard Friedland
Pulp obliteration in a patient with sclerodermatous chronic graft-versus-host disease
Camilla Borges Ferreira Gomes, Nathaniel Simon Treister, Brian Miller, Philippe Armand, Bernard Friedland
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Journal of endodontics Vol. 42, no. 4 (Apr., 2016), p. 678-680 |