Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Forty-nine panoramic radiographs were evaluated from eight patients (six boys, two girls). Seven teeth in the mandibular left region were graded according to the Demirjian system. Radiographs were taken at the start of insulinlike growth factor-I therapy and were continued at approximately yearly intervals for 8 years. RESULTS: Three of six boys and one of two girls who began treatment with insulinlike growth factor-I at earlier ages experienced an increase in the rate of tooth development. One of six boys who began treatment with insulinlike growth factor-I at a later age had a slower rate of dental development. The patients had more rapid tooth maturation during the beginning of treatment. By the end of treatment, all patients had normal dental maturity for their age. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Richard Campbell, Randy Weinshel, Philippe Backeljauw, Stephen Wilson, Judy Bean, Mingyuan Shao |
Journal | The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
(Cleft Palate Craniofac J)
Vol. 46
Issue 4
Pg. 409-14
(Jul 2009)
ISSN: 1055-6656 [Print] United States |
PMID | 19642775
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Dentition, Permanent
- Female
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
(therapeutic use)
- Laron Syndrome
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology)
- Male
- Maxillofacial Development
- Radiography, Panoramic
- Tooth, Deciduous
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