Dental and periodontal health status of subjects with sickle cell disease

Dental and periodontal health status of subjects with sickle cell disease

Background/purpose: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, hereditary, autosomal recessive disorder. The pathophysiology of SCD is thought to result from polymerization of hemoglobin S in red blood cells under hypoxic conditions, which results in vaso-occlusion. The aim of this study was to determi...

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Main Authors: Esra Guzeldemir, Hilal Uslu Toygar, Can Boga, Ulkem Cilasun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Subjects:
bone disease
dental treatment
panoramic radiograph
periodontal disease
sickle cell disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790211000821

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