Background: Hypophosphatasia is a rare inherited disease derived from mutations in tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase genes, with typical oral symptoms including short root anomaly and dysplasia of dentin or cementum. Case presentation: Two young female patients presented with short root anomaly with a history of premature loss of deciduous and/or permanent teeth. The laboratory and imaging investigations were performed. One case was diagnosed as odontohypophosphatasia concurrent with hyperthyroidism, the other was odontohypophosphatasia concurrent with multiple radicular cysts. Conclusion: This report presents two cases of odontohypophosphatasia, a rare disease which is difficult to be diagnosed, and highlights that the history of premature loss of deciduous and/or permanent teeth, oral manifestation and laboratory tests are crucial for clinical diagnosis.
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Wang, Z. yu, Zhang, K., Zheng, G. sen, Qiao, W., & Su, Y. xiong. (2016). Current concepts in odontohypophosphatasia form of hypophosphatasia and report of two cases. BMC Oral Health, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0266-0
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