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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 10. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2023 Oct-Dec;27(4):781. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_233_23. Epub 2023 Dec 20. Rickets - A case report. Mudgade D(1), Srivastava HM(2), Qureshi SMR(3), Handa A(4). Author information: (1)Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Aditya Dental College and Hospital, Beed, Maharashtra, India. (2)Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology at Aditya Dental College and Hospital, Beed, Maharashtra, India. (3)Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Aditya Dental College and Hospital, Beed, Maharashtra, India. (4)Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics at Aditya Dental College and Hospital, Beed, Maharashtra, India. Rickets is a disorder caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphate. It leads to softening and weakening of the bones. Dental manifestation of rickets includes enamel hypoplasia and delayed tooth eruption. The most important oral findings are characterised by spontaneous gingival and dental abscesses occurring without a history of trauma or caries. Radiographic examination revealed large pulp chambers, short roots, poorly defined lamina dura and hypoplastic alveolar ridge. These dental abscesses are common, and therefore, extraction and pulpectomy are the treatment of choice. Oral manifestations of rickets should be diagnosed early by both physicians and dentists to prevent severe dental complications. This article aims to report a case of rickets in a 3-year-old girl, describing the dental findings and the treatment to be performed in these cases. Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_233_23 PMCID: PMC10829471