Abstract
Acromegaly is a disease that importantly shortens the life-sxpectancy without its treatment.Due to the slow and indolent clinical course of acromegaly, the diagnosis is often delayed, making the treatment less successful. As many of the clinical signs may be found in the cranium and orofacial region, we believe that a well-educated and carelul dentist can be the first health care worker who voted for acromegaly suspected, and shorten the period the disease onset to this detection and treatment.
Early diagnosis and effective treatment, reducing the secretion of growth hormone, usually achieved by a combination of surgery and conservative treatment of acromegaly improves prognosis. The authors offer the contact for consultation of all suspects.