Periodontopathic Bacteria in Children With Down Syndrome

Atsuo Amano, Tetsuhiko Kishima, Shigenobu Kimura, Miyako Takiguchi, Takashi Ooshima, Shigeyuki Hamada, Ichijiro Morisaki

Journal of Periodontology · 2000 · 73 citations · 23 references

Abstract

These results suggest that various periodontopathogens can colonize in the very early childhood of DS patients and maturation of subgingival components, including P. gingivalis, plays an important role in the initiation of gingival inflammation.

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