A case series describing the risk of periodontal disease in Marfan syndrome patients harboring a possible aortic aneurysm or dissection

• Main Authors: Kouta Umezawa (Author), Takako Kajiwara (Author), Kyoko Ishii (Author), Tatsuya Hasegawa (Author), Shigeto Suzuki (Author), Masato Nakano (Author), Mayu Sawaguchi (Author), Venkata Suresh Venkataiah (Author), Yoshio Yahata (Author), Koki Ito (Author), Yoshikatsu Saiki (Author), Masahiro Saito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a systemic disorder of connective tissues caused by insufficient elastic fiber formation that leads to structural weakness and results in various tissue disorders, including cardiovascular and periodontal disease. Notably however, the risk of periodontal...