title: Severity of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis in Nigerian children.
abstract: 1. Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) was commonly seen in children who attended the Dugbe Dental Centre in Nigeria. 2. The most severe form of NUG occurred in children between 3 and 5 years of age. 3. No cases occurred in infants under 12 months of age. 4. Malnutrition as well as infectious and parasitic disease appeared to play a significant role in the etiology of NUG among the children affected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Taiwo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric