The association between dental and periodontal diseases and sickle cell disease. A pilot case-control study

• Main Authors: Haidar Al-Alawi (Author), Abdulfatah Al-Jawad (Author), Mahdi Al-Shayeb (Author), Ali Al-Ali (Author), Khalifa Al-Khalifa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: This is a pilot case-control study conducted to investigate the prevalence of dental caries and periodontal disease and examine the possible association between oral health deterioration and SCD severity in a sample of Saudi SCD patients residing in the city of Al-Qatif, Eastern Province,...