Etiologic factors of early-onset periodontal disease in Down syndrome

• Váldodahkkit: Atsuo Amano (Dahkki), Jumpei Murakami (Dahkki), Shigehisa Akiyama (Dahkki), Ichijiro Morisaki (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Elsevier, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Individuals with Down syndrome often develop extensive gingivitis, and exhibit rapid and generalized periodontal breakdown in early adulthood. Earlier studies reported a significant prevalence of periodontal disease in patients with Down syndrome younger than 30 years old, whereas recent studies hav...