Influences of systemic diseases on periodontitis in children and adolescents

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Systemic diseases affecting the host response as primary immunodeficiencies or secondary defects caused by lack of nutrients or changes in the local tissues are very often accompanied by early-onset prepubertal periodontitis. Local treatment in combination with systemic antibiotics may in milder forms improve the situation, but in many cases the success is questionable and premature loss of teeth occurs. Since...

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