Severe periodontitis in Marfan's syndrome: A case report

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 823-826

  Straub, Antje M ^a   Grahame, Rodney ^a   Scully, Crispian ^a   Tonetti, Maurizio S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connective tissue diseases; Fibrillin; Genes; Marfan syndrome; Oral manifestations; Periodontitis etiology

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLIN;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 0036049115     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2002.73.7.823     Document Type: Article

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