What is it about?
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.
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Why is it important?
Vitamin c deficiency may be one of the causes of gingival overgrowth. It can be cured by taking vitamin c.
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This is an new sight to observe vitamin c deficiency, no as usual scurvy.
Shogo Takashiba
Okayama Daigaku
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This page is a summary of: Gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection: a case report, Clinical Case Reports, September 2014, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.114.
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