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Diastema in a boy with Fahr syndrome due to congenital hypoparathyroidism (closed mouth smile)

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Diastema of both upper and lower arches in an 11-year-old boy with Fahr syndrome due to congenital hypoparathyroidism (smile with closed mouth showing teeth). A diastema is a space separating teeth of different functions, especially a space between the biting teeth (incisors and canines) and grinding teeth (premolars and molars). (From: Kassal G, Elqadiri R, Mghar S, et al. Unveiling Fahr's syndrome in a child: a case linked to congenital hypoparathyroidism. Cureus 2025;17[5]:e84001. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)