Localized aggressive periodontitis in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus: A case report
Articles > Article · 2001
Authors: Gülnur EMİNGİL, Şükran DARCAN, Ahmet KESKİNOĞLU, Necil KÜTÜKÇÜLER, FATMA GÜL ATİLLA
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2001, vol 72, pp 1265-1270
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2000.72.9.1265
Summary
Background: Poor metabolic control of diabetes mellitus (DM) has often been associated with the severity of periodontal disease. The aim of this report is to present a 9-year-old female with localized aggressive periodontitis who had a history of type 1 DM and the outcome of her treatment.