Study of plaque and gingivitis in children
Date
1975
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Botero, Libbe
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OA Version
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Abstract
It is widely recognized that dental plaque is the primary etiologic
factor in the initiation and per·petuation of the inflammatory conditions
affecting the periodontium.
McCall in 1938 was the first to mention that all adult periodontal
disease has its initiation in childhood. This concept was emphasized
by Baer (1957), Parfitt (1963) and lately by Stallard (1967) who stated
that although the periodontal disease begins in childhood it is only
recognized around the third decade when all the changes are irreversible.
Out of periodontosis all the manifestations of periodontal disease
in children that have been reported in the literature are related to
gingivitis (Zappler, 1948; Bruckner, 1956). Gingivitis has been defined
by Massler (1958) as a biphasic phenomenon tending to be papillary, acute
and transient in the child. In contrast with the adult in which it is.
marginal, chronic, and progressive.
Several explanations have been presented in an attempt to clarify
such differences: a) a variation in tooth shape (Stallard, 1974);
b) variation in periodontal structure (Brill, 1958; Bader and Goldhaber,
1965; Baer, 1974); c) host response (Robinson, 1941; Kelsten, 1955;
Hirsch, 1955); d) variations in quality, quantity and pathogenicity.of
the plaque (De Araujo et al 1964). It has been demonstrated that in a
shallow sulcus gram positive aerobic bacteria dominate specially non
hemolytic and alpha hemolytic streptococci. As the sulcus deepened the
bacterial population increased. Filamentous and gram negative flora ... [TRUNCATED]
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Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University, School of Graduate Dentistry, 1975. Pedodontics.
Bibliography included.
Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University, School of Graduate Dentistry, 1975. Pedodontics.
Bibliography included.
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