title: Gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection: a case report.
abstract: It has been suggested that vitamin C deficiency/scurvy is associated with gingival inflammatory changes; however, the disorder is very infrequently encountered in the modern era. Here, we report a case of extensive gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Hospital 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naruishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Hospital 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takashiba
keywords: Gingival overgrowth; metabolic syndrome; periodontal infection; supplementation of ascorbic acid; vitamin C deficiency