Question 352 · LDEK · Periodontal and oral mucosal diseases in children

Gingivitis with a tendency to ulceration and granulation along with progressive destruction of the alveolar process that resembles advanced periodontal disease and leads to tooth loss can be a symptom of:

  1. A. hypophosphatasia.
  2. B. leukaemia.
  3. C. histiocytosis X.
  4. D. long-term use of calcium channel blockers.
  5. E. hyalinosis.
Hint

Consider a disorder in which proliferating histiocytes destroy alveolar bone, producing 'floating teeth' and granulating gingival ulcers in a child.

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