La bouche des hypoparathyroïdies et pseudohypoparathyroïdies

Chronic calcipenia related to hypo- and pseudohypoparathyroidism favors trophic complications, especially expressed on the buccal cavity. Correlated with early onset of the disease and imperfect correction of the metabolic disorders, retardation to appearance and implantation of teeth are observed. The buccal signs often are the most immediately visible expression of the disease. They are painful and disabling. Other acute expressions reflect the neuromuscular hyperexcitability related to tetany. Finally, some etiologies determine specific damage, as in Di George's, HDR syndromes or in Albright's osteodystrophia.