RESUMEN
La osteoporosis idiopática juvenil es una enfermedad que aparece en niños y adolescentes, autolimitada, caracterizada por osteoporosis axial y de extremidades, en ocasiones asociada a colapso vertebral, lo que resulta finalmente en cifosis torácica. No se tiene conocimiento, hasta la fecha, de su asociación a alteraciones de la dentición. Se presenta el caso de un adolescente masculino, con historia de retraso en el cambio a la dentición permanente y osteopenia, valorado por varias especialidades médicas como: Medicina Interna, Estomatología, Ortopedia, Endocrinología y Nefrología. Se plantea el diagnóstico de osteoporosis idiopática juvenil, y se descartan, a partir del cuadro sintomatológico y los numerosos complementarios realizados, varias enfermedades hereditarias y adquiridas, entre ellas, la osteogénesis imperfecta tardía y el hiperparatiroidismo. Se destacan en este caso la presencia de alteraciones en la dentición y la poca afectación vertebral
Juvenile idiopathic osteoporosis is a disease seen in children and adolescents, it is self-limited, characterized by axial and limb osteoporosis, occasionally related to vertebral collapse, which finally resulted in thoracic kyphosis. To date, the association between this disease and dental impairments is not known. Here is the case of a male adolescent, with history of delayed change to permanent dentition and osteopenia; he was evaluated by several medical specialists as internal medicine, odontology, orthopedics, endocrinology and nephrology. He was diagnosed as juvenile idiopathic osteoporosis case, and on the basis of the symptom picture and the numerous supplementary tests, it was possible to rule out several hereditary and acquired illnesses such as late imperfect osteogenesis and hyperparathyroidism. This case stressed the presence of dentition impairments and little vertebral effect