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AREATA ORIGINATED
FROM DENTAL FOCUS
CREATED BY :
HAFIDHOTUSSADIAH
TAUFIK RIZAL
DR. RESATI NANDO SP. KK
INTRODUCTION
Focal Infection
Secondary foci
Which
Determine
systems
ALOPECIA
Causes
Particularly
the
thyroid,
due
to
hormone
Roxburgh
1950),
before
progressing
to
clinical symptom of AA
Medical treatment
topical
and
systemic
agents
(eg,
CASE REPORT
A 55-year-old female
Tooth roots that interfered with eating and caused bad breath.
Because oft his history she postponed the dental visit for 2
months.
The patient was otherwise fit and healthy not taking any
medication.
Smoke (-) alcohol (-) family history (-) The general physical
examination (normal).
Right submandibular
lymph nodes with soft
consistency were palpable
on the extra-oral
examination.
Intraorally no pathological
findings on the oral
mucosa were found.
Panoramic radiograph revealed root canal treatment on teeth 15, 25, 27, 34, 43,47.
focuses
were
were
defined
as
potential focuses.
A test for bimetallism
was found negative.
week
after
the
Month
after
hair
observed.
grow
months
after
dental treatment
new hair growth
was observed.
DISCUSSION
Alopecia areata (AA) usually appears on the head and face and has
a great impact on the appearance and psyche of the afflicted
individual.
Alopecia
So
resulting
from
dental
foci
that
was
CONCLUSION
of
the
potential
negative
effects
of
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