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Periodontal disease in adults with untreated congenital growth hormone deficiency: a case-control study.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Jun 2011
Britto Isabella M P Araujo, Aguiar-Oliveira Manuel H, Oliveira-Neto Luiz A, Salvatori Roberto, Souza Anita H Oliveira, Araujo Vanessa Porto, Corraini Priscila, Pannuti Claudio Mendes, Romito Giuseppe Alexandre, Pustiglioni Francisco Emílio
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible associations between isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) and periodontal attachment loss (PAL) in adults affected by congenital IGHD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five previously identified IGHD subjects were eligible for this study. The final study sample comprised 32 cases (gender:20M/12F; age:44.8 ± 17.5) matched for age, gender, diabetes,...
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