Article
Genetic and inheritance considerations in periodontal disease.
Current opinion in periodontology - 1 Jan 1993
Michalowicz B S
Abstract excerpt
Considerable evidence suggests that there is some genetic basis for the early onset forms of disease. The molecular abnormality and its genetic inheritance has been established in some cases of generalized prepubertal periodontitis. Family studies of juvenile periodontitis indicate that this diso...
Topics
- Aggressive Periodontitis
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Periodontal Diseases
- Risk Factors