title: Mandibular anterior crowding and periodontal disease.
abstract: A short-term longitudinal study of the role of mandibular anterior crowding in inflammatory periodontal diseases. Crowded dentitions show more periodontal involvement, and the improvement after scaling disappears more rapidly.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: El-Mangoury
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gaafar
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Mostafa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications*; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000150:complications*; D008334:Mandible; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010512:Periodontal Index