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Peer-reviewed International journal
Dec, 2014

Gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection: a case report.

Clinical case reports
  • Kazuhiro Omori
    • ,
  • Yoshihisa Hanayama
    • ,
  • Koji Naruishi
    • ,
  • Kentaro Akiyama
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Maeda
    • ,
  • Fumio Otsuka
    • ,
  • Shogo Takashiba
Volume
2
Number
6
First page
286
Last page
95
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1002/ccr3.114
It has been suggested that vitamin C deficiency/scurvy is associated with gingival inflammatory changes; however, the disorder is very infrequently encountered in the modern era. Here, we report a case of extensive gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.114
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548632
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270712
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  • DOI : 10.1002/ccr3.114
  • ISSN : 2050-0904
  • Pubmed ID : 25548632
  • Pubmed Central ID : PMC4270712
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