Radiographic features of the jaws and teeth in thalassaemia major

Abstract

While thalassaemia major may not be associated with the occurrence of either vascular canals or prominent antegonial notch, spiky-shaped and short roots, taurodonts, attenuated lamina dura, enlarged bone marrow spaces, small maxillary sinuses, absence of inferior alveolar canal and thin cortex of the mandible were found to be reliable diagnostic criteria for thalassaemia major.

Antifungal Susceptibility of Oral Candida Species Isolated from Patients with Thalassemia Major

“…krusei represented (6.9%) of isolated Candida species in our study and this finding was nearly similar to the rate (13%) reported by other studies [9,11]. Certain systemic factors like serum ferritin had increase the predisposition for oral Candida colonization due to their effects in immune system [3]. This study showed that (65.9%) of thalassemic patients who had high serum ferretin levels were colonized with Candida species compared to (34.1%) who had lower serum ferretin levels.…”

“…Similar rate was reported by Hazza'a et al [3] who isolated Candida species from 74% and 69% of thalassemic patients respectively. They attributed the high rate of colonization by candida to the immune abnormalities that may have increased the predisposition to oral fungal colonization in these thalassemic patients compounded by iron overload and anemia.…”

“…Invasive fungal infections are the major cause of infections in patients with thalassemias. This high mortality rate stems, in part, from the prevalence of resistance to antifungal agents, characteristics of the population at risk and the standard of the health care facilities available [3].…”

Β Thalassemia; A Case Report of Oral and Maxillofacial Manifestation From Population of Karachi Pakistan

“…Class 2 skeletal pattern was reported by Aminiet al (2007) 24 Hattab &Patterns. (2013) 27 and in the present study the skeletal pattern class 2. 31 Nagaraj et al (2011).…”

“…Thus, just a simple hemolytic disease 'anemia' change to a chronic disease with involving various organs with various degree of deformities. 1,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Anemia due to thalassemia causes body system more physiological activate and bone marrow to compensate blood deficiency.…”