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
- Gaucher’s disease
- Papillon-Lefevre syndrome
- Hand-Schueller-Christian disease
- Letterer-Siewe disease
- Niemann-Pick disease
Correct answer
Papillon-Lefevre syndrome
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