The Enigma behind Pituitary and Sella Turcica

The pituitary gland’s role as a functional matrix for sella turcica has not been suggested in orthodontic literature. This paper is an attempt to correlate the role of pituitary gland in the development of sella turcica. A case report of dwarfism associated with hypopituitarism is presented to highl...

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Main Authors: Umarevathi Gopalakrishnan, Lodd Mahendra, Sumanth Rangarajan, Ramasamy Madasamy, Mohammad Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/954347
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spelling doaj-art-2cd0d6fd7f7d434d87ff5bbda36bbc132025-08-20T03:55:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552015-01-01201510.1155/2015/954347954347The Enigma behind Pituitary and Sella TurcicaUmarevathi Gopalakrishnan0Lodd Mahendra1Sumanth Rangarajan2Ramasamy Madasamy3Mohammad Ibrahim4Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai 600130, IndiaDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai 600130, IndiaDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai 600130, IndiaDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai 600130, IndiaDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai 600130, IndiaThe pituitary gland’s role as a functional matrix for sella turcica has not been suggested in orthodontic literature. This paper is an attempt to correlate the role of pituitary gland in the development of sella turcica. A case report of dwarfism associated with hypopituitarism is presented to highlight the above hypothesis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/954347
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