title: Post-rhizotomy periodontal atrophy.
abstract: This report details the experience of two people who suffered a unique type of periodontal atrophy following trigeminal sensory rhizotomy. The cause is unknown but it may be the result of unintentional self-mutilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dunlap
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*