title: Root surface characteristics of children teeth with periodontal diseases.
abstract: The present study examined the root surfaces of teeth from children with or without periodontal diseases and with or without systemic diseases. Light microscopy revealed that when compared to control teeth: teeth with chronic periodontitis had similar radicular histology; teeth from children with leukocyte adhesion deficiency, Down syndrome and aggressive periodontitis had narrower cementum areas; teeth from children with hypophosphatasia showed cementum aplasia. Cementum anomalies may facilitate the establishment and progress of periodontitis in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0426, USA. ebimstein@dental.ufl.edu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bimstein
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wignall
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007014:Hypophosphatasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D018370:Leukocyte-Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013499:Surface Properties; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous