Gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection: a case report

It has been suggested that vitamin C deficiency/scurvy is associated with gingival inflammatory changes; however, the disorder is very infrequently encountered in the modern era. Here, we report a case of extensive gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome...

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Autores principales: Omori, Kazuhiro, Hanayama, Yoshihisa, Naruishi, Koji, Akiyama, Kentaro, Maeda, Hiroshi, Otsuka, Fumio, Takashiba, Shogo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.114
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Sumario:It has been suggested that vitamin C deficiency/scurvy is associated with gingival inflammatory changes; however, the disorder is very infrequently encountered in the modern era. Here, we report a case of extensive gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection.

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