Hypoplasminogenemia with ligneous periodontitis: A failed local therapeutic approach

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1164-1175

  Kurtulus, Idil ^a   Gokbuget, Asian ^a   Efeoglu, Ahmet ^a   Cintan, Serdar ^a   Tefs, Katrin ^b   Schuster, Volker ^b   Scully, Crispian ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Deficiency; Periodontitis; Plasminogen; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PLASMINOGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GINGIVA; GINGIVA OVERGROWTH; GINGIVECTOMY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH; GINGIVECTOMY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS; PLASMINOGEN; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34347335489     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2007.060422     Document Type: Article

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