Akdeniz B G, Seçkin T
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
Periodontal Clin Investig. 2001;23(1):5-10.
Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) is an unusual syndrome manifested clinically by finger clubbing, extremity enlargement, hypertrophic skin changes, and periosteal bone formation. A rare case of pachydermoperiostosis (primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy) with oral manifestations in a 47-year-old man is presented. The possible correlation between physiological mechanisms of this disease and their influence on oral periodontal tissues and alveolar bone is discussed.
