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Growth Hormone Disorders and its Oral Manifestations


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1 Community Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
2 Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
3 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar,, India
4 Department of Periodontics, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
     

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Hormones are organic substances that are mainly produced by the endocrine glands and are secreted into the blood stream directly. Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Somatotropin is a peptide that stimulates growth, cell production and cell generation in humans and animals and is of importance in development of humans. Individuals with growth hormone deficiency develop pituitary dwarfism with delayed growth of skull and facial appearance for their age. There is a marked effect on oral and facial structures due to the hypo and hyper pituitarism. Excessive action of the glandular epithelium of the anterior lobe leads to Hyperpituitarism and diminished functional activity of the anterior lobe causes Hypopituitarism.

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Growth Hormone, Disorders, Gigantism, Oral Manifestations.
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Authors

Karishma Rajan Rathor
Community Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
Gatha Mohanty
Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
Stithaprajna Lenka
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar,, India
Neelima Katti
Department of Periodontics, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Abstract


Hormones are organic substances that are mainly produced by the endocrine glands and are secreted into the blood stream directly. Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Somatotropin is a peptide that stimulates growth, cell production and cell generation in humans and animals and is of importance in development of humans. Individuals with growth hormone deficiency develop pituitary dwarfism with delayed growth of skull and facial appearance for their age. There is a marked effect on oral and facial structures due to the hypo and hyper pituitarism. Excessive action of the glandular epithelium of the anterior lobe leads to Hyperpituitarism and diminished functional activity of the anterior lobe causes Hypopituitarism.

Keywords


Growth Hormone, Disorders, Gigantism, Oral Manifestations.