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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2008

An 11-year-old patient complains about tooth mobility and gingival hemorrhage. He has been suffering since he was 3 years old. Objectively: gums around all the teeth are hyperemic, edematic, bleed during instrumentl examination. Tooth roots are dehisced by 1/3 and covered with white deposit. There is 2 degree tooth mobility. Dentogingival pockets are 4-5 mm deep. External examination revealed dryness and thickening of palms, anterior third of forearms, sole surfaces; there are scratches. What is the most probable provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Gaucher’s disease
  2. Papillon-Lefevre syndrome
  3. Hand-Schueller-Christian disease
  4. Letterer-Siewe disease
  5. Niemann-Pick disease
Correct answer

Papillon-Lefevre syndrome

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