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01.12.2012 | case study
Distal renal tubular acidosis
An uncommon cause of enamel hypoplasia in siblings
Erschienen in: international journal of stomatology & occlusion medicine | Ausgabe 4/2012
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The kidneys are vital organs for maintaining homeostasis and have two important roles in maintaining the acid-base balance: to reabsorb bicarbonate from and to excrete hydrogen ions into urine. Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a form of metabolic acidosis that arises from a lack of urine excretion of H+ ions or loss of bicarbonate (\(\text{HCO}_{3}^{-}\)) ions due to a variety of renal tubular disorders. Acid-base disturbances can result in changes in dental health and in the development and the structure of the teeth. This article describes, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, the first case report of dental abnormalities occurring in two siblings with distal RTA.