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:
- A. hypophosphatasia.
- B. leukaemia.
- C. histiocytosis X.
- D. long-term use of calcium channel blockers.
- 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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