Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: Report of two cases in the same family

Papillon-Lefevre syndrome is a very rare syndrome of autosomal recessive inheritance characterized by palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis and early onset of a severe destructive periodontitis, leading to premature loss of both primary and permanent dentitions. Various etiopathogenic factors are associated...

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Main Authors: Nagaveni N, Suma R, Shashikiran N, Subba Reddy V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2008;volume=26;issue=2;spage=78;epage=81;aulast=Nagaveni