Oral manifestations of hyperparathyroidism and its management-a review

Abstract

Endocrine system is the important system of human body responsible for maintaining the homeostasis and some other physiological functions by releasing hormones from the endocrine gland. Parathyroid gland is one of the important endocrine glandproducing parathyroid hormone. Parathyroid hormone plays an important role in maintaining the calcium and phosphorous metabolism and has a direct influence over the mineralization of bone and teeth. Disorders in parathyroid gland such as hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism causes altered levels of secretion of parathormone which may cause various symptoms including the oralmanifestations such as brown tumor, loss of bone density, increased caries occurrence rate, high risk of bone fracture etc. The aim of this article is to creating the awareness among the dental professionals about the risk and preventive measures in treating the patients with hyperparathyroidism.