Dentomaxillofacial abnormalities associated with rare bone disease in two pediatric populations from southern Europe and East Africa
There is a clear relationship between dentomaxillofacial abnormalities and rare bone diseases in the two pediatric populations studied. Comparing the two samples, the East African children displayed higher rates of gingivitis, dental fluorosis and malocclusion than their southern European peers.
Authors
- Anastasiya Lapitskaya
- Jaume Miranda‐Rius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8211-1561)
- Lluís Brunet‐Llobet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6573-7068)
- Elias Isaack Mashala
- Judit Rabassa‐Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1971-9643)
- María Dolores Rocha-Eiroa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3600-4700)
Institutions
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona (ES)
- Mount Meru University (TZ)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-025-04106-3
- Primary Topic
- Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00