Publications by authors named "P Beighton"
History Page: Leaders in MSK Radiology Brian Joseph Cremin (1929-2012).
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol
October 2023
This history page in the series "Leaders in MSK Radiology" is dedicated to the achievements of the British radiologist Brian Cremin, one of the pioneers of imaging of skeletal dysplasias.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis history page in the series "Leaders in MSK Radiology" is dedicated to the achievements of the Polish radiologist Kazimierz Kozlowski, whose name is associated with the Kozlowski type of spondylometaphyseal dysplasia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis history page in the series "Leaders in MSK Radiology" is dedicated to the achievements of Dr. John Caffey, whose name is associated with infantile cortical hyperostosis, also known as Caffey's disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis history page in the series "Leaders in MSK Radiology" is dedicated to the memory and achievements of the French physician Jacques Calvé, whose name is partially associated with the medical eponym Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
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- Taurodontism is a dental condition where the pulp chamber of multirooted teeth is larger than normal, with alterations to the roots and pulp floor, and can occur on its own or with other syndromes.
- A study in South Africa assessed 64 individuals with various genetic bone disorders, finding that some patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta, Pyle disease, and Torg-Winchester syndrome exhibited taurodontism.
- It's important for dental professionals to recognize taurodontism's link to genetic disorders, and further research is needed to explore its causes, frequency, and connections to these syndromes.