Etiologic factors of early-onset periodontal disease in Down syndrome

• Hoofdauteurs: Atsuo Amano (Auteur), Jumpei Murakami (Auteur), Shigehisa Akiyama (Auteur), Ichijiro Morisaki (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...