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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
A 4-year-old child was referred, in April 1988, to Rennes Dental School (France) for deciduous tooth mobility with premature loss of 4 deciduous teeth and germs of 2 permanent incisors. Microbiological examinations by culture revealed the presence of the periodontal pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Immunofluorescence of plaque samples revealed the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis that had not been isolated by culture. Neutrophil functions were within normal ranges. Transmission electron microscopy of gingiva showed a disorganised epithelium. The connective tissue was infiltrated by inflammatory cells. The basement membranes were normal, but the connective tissue-epithelium interface was mainly composed of short rete pegs. Scanning electron microscopy of extracted deciduous teeth revealed lack of cementum, lacunae in the cementum and lack of fibrillar insertion on the middle part of the root. Skin lesions, mainly situated on face, were observed. Treatment was by extraction of mobile deciduous teeth combined with 3-week courses of metronidazole. Clinical and microbiological follow-up was continued over a 7-year period. No periodontal lesions have been detected since eruption of the permanent teeth. The present subgingival and lingual microflora (December 1995) is composed of bacteria associated with periodontal health. However, the future appearance of a hitherto undetected systemic disease is still possible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0303-6979
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
836-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Aggressive Periodontitis, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Basement Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Connective Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Dental Cementum, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Facial Dermatoses, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Incisor, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Metronidazole, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Porphyromonas gingivalis, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Tooth, Deciduous, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Tooth Eruption, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Tooth Exfoliation, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Tooth Germ, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Tooth Loss, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Tooth Mobility, pubmed-meshheading:9402506-Tooth Root
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Loss of deciduous teeth and germs of permanent incisors in a 4-year-old child. An atypic prepubertal periodontitis? A clinical, microbiological, immunological and ultrastructural study.
pubmed:affiliation
Equipe de Biologie Buccale UPRES-EA 1256, Rennes, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't