Courson Frédéric, Bdeoui Fadi, Danan Marc, Degrange Michel, Gogly Bruno
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Université René Descartes, Montrouge, France.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 Jan;95(1):60-6. doi: 10.1067/moe.2003.59.
Regional odontodysplasia is a localized disorder of tissues of dental origin that results in a ghost-like appearance of the affected teeth. We present a case with a study of gingival tissue around the follicle. The results show evidence of the role of the matrix metalloproteinases and their natural inhibitors by resident cells in this pathosis. An imbalance in the amounts of matrix metalloproteinases and their natural inhibitors is associated with the pathologic breakdown of the collagen.
