A ligneous periodontitis and conjunctival lesions in a patient with plasminogen deficiency

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Toker, Hulya ^a   Toker, Mustafa Ilker ^a   Goze, Fahrettin ^a   Turgut, Mehmet ^a   Yilmaz, Abdulkerim ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; PLASMINOGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVA OVERGROWTH; HUMAN; MOUTH ULCER; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FIBRIN; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH; HUMANS; ORAL ULCER; PERIODONTITIS; PLASMINOGEN;

EID: 34249069182     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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