Periodontal management of an adolescent with Down's syndrome--a case report.
A case of periodontitis in a young adolescent Japanese girl with Down's syndrome is presented in this report. The patient received a monthly preventive course of dental care consisting of mechanical plaque control and oral hygiene instruction. After 2.5 years she recovered from progression of periodontal disease both clinically and microbiologically. The importance of clinical care for periodontitis in Down's syndrome patients is discussed.
Section of Pediatric Dentistry and Section of Preventive Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. sasakiy@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Sasaki
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Sumi
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Miyazaki
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Hamachi
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Nakata
D000293:Adolescent; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D012534:Dental Scaling; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy