Gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection: a case report

Kazuhiro Omori; Yoshihisa Hanayama; Koji Naruishi; Kentaro Akiyama; Hiroshi Maeda; Fumio Otsuka; Shogo Takashiba

doi:10.1002/ccr3.114

Gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection: a case report

Kazuhiro Omori, Yoshihisa Hanayama, Koji Naruishi, Kentaro Akiyama, Hiroshi Maeda, Fumio Otsuka, Shogo Takashiba

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	286-295
Number of pages	10
Journal	Clinical Case Reports
Volume	2
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.114
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014

Keywords

Gingival overgrowth
metabolic syndrome
periodontal infection
supplementation of ascorbic acid
vitamin C deficiency

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Medicine(all)

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