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Relationship of periodontopathic bacteria with early-onset periodontitis in Down's syndrome.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Mar 2001
Amano A, Kishima T, Akiyama S, Nakagawa I, Hamada S, Morisaki I
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BACKGROUND: Down's syndrome (DS) patients often develop severe early-onset marginal periodontitis in early adulthood; however, there is little information available on the microbiology of DS periodontitis. METHODS: Subgingival plaque specimens were taken from 67 DS young adults and 41 age-matched systemically healthy individuals with mental disabilities (MD). The prevalence of 10 possible periodontopathic...
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