Radiographic Orofacial Findings of Systemic Diseases

Adepitan A Owosho; Sarah E Aguirre; Adeyinka F Dayo; Temitope T Omolehinwa; Werner H Shintaku

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2023.10.004

Radiographic Orofacial Findings of Systemic Diseases

Dent Clin North Am. 2024 Apr;68(2):409-427. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.10.004. Epub 2023 Nov 2.

Authors

Adepitan A Owosho¹, Sarah E Aguirre², Adeyinka F Dayo³, Temitope T Omolehinwa³, Werner H Shintaku²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. Electronic address: aowosho@uthsc.edu.
² Department of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
³ Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.

PMID: 38417998
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.10.004

Abstract

This article discusses the orofacial clinicoradiographic features of systemic diseases that manifest in the orofacial region. The systemic diseases discussed are grouped into the following: autoimmune diseases, endocrine diseases, bone diseases, hematologic diseases, syndromes, and malignancies. The radiographic manifestation ranges from radiolucent bony destruction, increased bone density, calcification, thinning of cortical plate, loss of trabeculation, missing teeth, and supernumerary teeth. It is imperative for clinicians to be cognizant of these findings, as they may be the first manifestation of these systemic diseases.

Keywords: Autoimmune diseases; Benign fibroosseous lesions; Dental radiographic anomalies; Endocrine diseases; Hematologic diseases; Malignancies; Syndromes.

Publication types

Review