Pallavi Sinha¹ , Abhishek Singh Nayyar¹ , Abhishek Karan² , R. Veena³ , M.N. Karunakar³

1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Radiology, Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 7   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2017.07.0007
Received: 19 May, 2017    Accepted: 19 Jun., 2017    Published: 23 Jun., 2017

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Sinha P., Nayyar A.S., Karan A., Veena R., and Karunakar M.N., 2017, Contemporary dental management of a patient with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), 7(7): 28-32 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2017.07.0007)

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a characteristic bone disease which affects an individual through birth or, early in life. This disease has a range of morbidity and mortality depending on the type of the disease. This case report presents the difference in approach to management of a simple dental condition in a patient with OI highlighting the importance of a thorough history-taking in revealing the underlying systemic condition. The report, also, discusses the pathogenesis, types, clinical features, dental manifestations and special considerations in patients with OI.

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); Bone disease