Loss of a clinical attachment level in a child: differential diagnosis with aggressive periodontitis. Case report.
A nine-year-old boy presented with a serious periodontal lesion caused by a rubber band that had been used to close a medial diastema. Surgery was required to remove it. The impaction of a foreign body in the periodontal space should be suspected when a clinical attachment level is lost during childhood.
Sánchez-Pérez
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Clínica Odontológica Universitaria, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Universidad de Murcia, C/ Marqués de los Vélez s/n, 30008 Murcia, Spain. arturosa@um.es
Moya-Villaescusa
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Gambín-Manzano
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Bravo-González
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D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D020724:Elastomers; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances / Q000009:adverse effects; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D010519:Periodontium
D020724:Elastomers