title: Alveolar bone loss in the primary dentition: state of the art.
abstract: Alveolar bone loss has been reported in primary teeth of healthy young children with a variable prevalence. This study aimed to review the literature on alveolar bone loss in the primary teeth of children without systemic diseases and to discuss the controversies with regard to the prevalence of this pathology in the primary dentition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. vivigus@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Viviane Santos da Silva
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Pierro
authors.forename: Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: de Souza
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous