15. Diseases of the facial bones Flashcards
What occurs in osteoprosis, eg, what is the bone like?
Decreased bone mass/density
Bone is normal structure but less quantity
May be due to less bone apposition, and increased loss
What are the 2 types of osteoprosis?
- Localised
- Generalised
What are the reasons for generalised osteoporosis?
Low calcium and vitamin D diet
Post menopausal- lack of oestrogen accelerates bone loss- 1-2% per year loss
What other diseases is osteoporosis seen in?
HPT, Addison’s, Thyrotoxicosis, Multiple myeloma
GI disturbances- malabsorption
Drugs- alcoholism, chemotherapy
What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?
Bone is more radiolucent
May predispose to pathological fractures
Might result in disappearance of alveolar bone
What happens to the vertebral bodies in osteoporosis?
They become shortened by compression fractures
Loss of horizontal trabeculae
Increased thickening of vertical trabeculae
Who does primary hyperparathyroidism affect most?
Middle aged females
What may be the reason for primary hyperparathyroidism?
Carcinoma
Adenoma
Hyperplasia of parathyroid gland
What hormonal changes occur in primary hyperparathyroidism?
Increase in levels of PTH
Intestinal absorption of Ca
Renal re-absorption of Ca
Osteoclastic resorption
Leading to Hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria
What can occur in primary hyperparathyroidism in the rest of the body?
Kidney stones
Pathological metastatic calcifications that can spread to lungs, kidney and blood vessels
What is the radiology for primary hyperparathyroidism?
Radiolucent area
What is the histology for primary hyperparathyroidism?
5% develop brown tumours
Multinucleated giant cells, fibroblastic stroma, highly vascular, haemosiderin
What is secondary hyperparathyrodisim?
It is in response to hypocalcaemia
Due to chronic renal failure
Prolonged dialysis
Associated to rickets and osteomalacia
What is tertiary hyperparathyrodism?
Happens in patients with mild secondary parathyroidism who had a functioning kidney transplant
- Despite calcium and vitamin suppressor therapy, there is still autonomous proliferation with hyperfunction
- Patients continue to have overactive parathyroid glands
What is rickets/osteomalacia due to?
Deficiency
Lack of Ca
Resistance to Vit D
What are vit D dependent factors in causing rickets/osteomalacia?
Malabsorption
Dietary deficiency
Renal failure
Lack of sunlight exposure
What is inherited vit D resistant rickets/osteomalacia called?
Familial hypophosphatemia
What drugs can cause effects in rickets/osteomalacia?
Phenyotin- accelerated vitamin D metabolism
What happens to bone in rickets/osteomalacia?
Failure of mineralisation of bone
Wide seams of uncalcified osteoid
What can happen dentally in severe cases of rickets/osteomalacia?
Enamel hypoplasia
More interglobular dentine
Wide predentine
Delayed eruption
What is acromegaly due to?
Increase in secretion of growth hormone
Adenoma of anterior pituitary gland
What is the other type of acromegaly called?
Gigantism- before epiphyses fused- localised effects
Acromegaly- after epiphyses fused- generalised effects
What are localised effects of acromegaly?
Headaches
Vision field loss- blindness- optic nerve
What are metabolic effects of acromegaly?
Large hands and feet
Relative microdontia
Macroglossia
Prognathism mandible
What is an osteoma?
Benign- neoplastic
Slow growing
Smaller than 2cm
Central or subperiosteal
Compact or cancellous type
What are the features of Gardner’s syndrome?
Multiple intestinal polyps
Multiple osteomas
Epidermoid cysts
Desmoid tumours
Supernumerary
Impacted
Odontomes
What is exostoses?
Non-neoplastic bony outgrowth
Slow growth, Compact or cancellous bone
What can an exostoses be due to?
Developmental
In response to some stimulus, eg. repeated trauma or free gingival grafts
Give 2 examples of exostoses?
Common in alveolar region
Torus palatinus- midline, more common than mandibular
Torus mandibularis- premolar area above mylohyoid line
What is an osteoblastoma?
Greater than 2cm
Rare in jaws
More common in tibia and fibula
What is the histology and x ray for osteoblastoma?
Looks similar to cementoblastoma, but not associated with roots
Random trabecular woven bone
Lined by osteoblasts and osteoclasts
Many blood vessels
What is osteogenic sarcoma?
Most common malignant neoplasm in jaw